This boy has broken out of the usual beat of pupil activities. The great
question is, will his teachers be equal to their opportunity? Curiosity
is hunger for experience; it lives at the basis of all knowledge. It is
a capital stock for educators; it can not be wasted without
impoverishing both the pupil and society.
In dealing with Bert, motive counts for nearly everything. He must not
be made to suffer for his mistake of judgment in such a way as to
imperil his future interest in school or in his favorite inquiries.