y, simple and ordered, rather than broad, complex, and uncertain; and come to accept the vested authority that exists around them in organizational structures and text rather than being helped to challenge such authority, able to bring a health skepticism to the world.
Perrone also criticizes modern curricula and teaching methods for basically ignoring the valuable contribution of the arts to moral and intellectual development and freedom in a largely technological oriented world.
Perrone deals with a variety of educational issues and categories in an effort to demonstrate the types of teachers, curricula, administration, and community interaction necessary to replace these concerns as the central ones in education. One of the biggest issues he tackles is diversity. Not only does he address student diversity, but he also urges more diversity among educators. One successful example he gives of a school program that encouraged such all-inclusive embracing of diversity comes from an all-white English speaking school, Revere. Expecting a large influx of Cambodian children into their school, the
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