Philosophical Diversity 4. The public acquiesces in them, first, because it has a vague feeling that the members of certain occupations at least should be certified, or sanctified, in some way before they are let loose upon the public. . . .
Teaching is an obvious example.
But teaching, like many other occupations, has no intellectual content in its own right. Education is a secondary, dependent subject. It depends on what you want and what you can do. What you want depends on your philosophy. What you can do depends on your circumstances.