6。Oneoftheweakestpointsoftechnicaleducationisthatitdoesnoteducatethesenseofproportionandthedesireforsimplicityofdetail。TheEnglish，andtoanevengreaterextent，theAmericans，haveacquiredinactualbusinessthefacultyofrejectingintricaciesinmachineryandprocesses，whicharenotworthwhattheycost，andpracticalinstinctofthiskindoftenenablesthemtosucceedincompetitionwithContinentalrivalswhoaremuchbettereducated。
7。AgoodplanisthatofspendingthesixwintermonthsofseveralyearsafterleavingschoolinlearningscienceinCollege，andthesixsummermonthsasarticledpupilsinlargeworkshops。ThepresentwriterintroducedthisplanaboutfortyyearsagoatUniversityCollege，BristolnowtheUniversityofBristol。Butithaspracticaldifficultieswhichcanbeovercomeonlybythecordialandgenerousco-operationoftheheadsoflargefirmswiththeCollegeauthorities。AnotherexcellentplanisthatadoptedintheschoolattachedtotheworksofMessrsMatherandPlattatManchester。Thedrawingsmadeintheschoolareofworkactuallyinprogressintheshops。Onedaytheteachergivesthenecessaryexplanationsandcalculations，andthenextdaythescholarssee，asitwereontheanvil，theverythingwhichhasbeenthesubjectofhislecture。
8。Theemployerbindshimselftoseethattheapprenticeisthoroughlytaughtintheworkshopallthesubdivisionsofonegreatdivisionofhistrade，insteadoflettinghimlearnonlyoneofthesesubdivisions，astoooftenhappensnow。Theapprentice’strainingwouldthenoftenbeasbroadasifhehadbeentaughtthewholeofthetradeasitexistedafewgenerationsago。anditmightbesupplementedbyatheoreticalknowledgeofallbranchesofthetrade，acquiredinatechnicalschool。SomethingresemblingtheoldapprenticeshipsystemhasrecentlycomeintovogueforyoungEnglishmenwhodesiretolearnthebusinessoffarmingunderthepeculiarconditionsofanewcountry……andtherearesomesignsthattheplanmaybeextendedtothebusinessoffarminginthiscountry，forwhichitisinmanyrespectsadmirablyadapted。Butthereremainsagreatdealofeducationsuitabletothefarmerandtothefarm-labourerwhichcanbestbegiveninagriculturalcollegesanddairyschools。
Meanwhilemanygreatagenciesforthetechnicaleducationofadultsarebeingrapidlydeveloped，suchaspublicexhibitions，tradeassociationsandcongresses，andtradejournals。Eachofthemhasitsownworktodo。Inagricultureandsomeothertradesthegreatestaidtoprogressisperhapsfoundinpublicshows。
Butthoseindustries，whicharemoreadvancedandinthehandsofpersonsofstudioushabits，owemoretothediffusionofpracticalandscientificknowledgebytradejournals。which，aidedbychangesinthemethodsofindustryandalsoinitssocialconditions，arebreakinguptradesecretsandhelpingmenofsmallmeansincompetitionwiththeirricherrivals。