Address We are in a time when interest in education is very high. The media make a daily run of events and ideas that are working through the various parts of our society. The new president has put education at the top of his list of priorities. The political establishment has found in education a nostrum that seems to resonate with voters. Money is poised to flow.
Hopes are high.
In this entire hubbub of activity a voice that dissents seems out of place. No one really. Yet, for all the truth that underlies these concerns there is much good that is ignored, and much strength that is discounted. Of all the civilized nations of the world none has taken on a more ambitious dedication to educating its citizens. None has provided a richer fare of learning in countless venues.