What’s Worth Knowing?

The question raised in the title above is much on the minds of contemporary educa­tors. The American system of education has come under attack from many quarters because it is claimed that what is taught — the knowledge dispensed — is not worth knowing. It is completely irrelevant. I called attention to such a critic, William Ewald, some lime ago. Ewald claimed that students in today’s educational institutions are being educated for the 1940’s and 50’s and not for the 1970’s. Education is about...