Counts:Dare the School Build a New Social Order?

According to the author, what is the real question regarding imposition in the child's environment?

• Who will impose on the child

• How to avoid imposition

• From what source imposition will come

• Whether imposition will take place

What does the author suggest teachers should do in order to influence the social attitudes and behavior of the coming generation?

• Resort to subterfuge and false modesty

• Avoid wielding power in their own right

• Follow the wishes of the ruling classes

• Increase their stock of courage, intelligence, and vision

What does the author argue is the responsibility of teachers in relation to the interests of the people?

• To follow the wishes of the ruling classes

• To protect and further those interests

• To avoid using their power

• To only teach the truth

What does the author believe is necessary for the profession of teaching to have power and influence?

• A united front against the ruling classes

• A central purpose to create new enthusiasm

• A tradition rooted in American soil

• A complete rejection of the democratic ideal

According to the author, what is the issue that must be settled in terms of the genius of the American people?

• The establishment of economic equality

• The diffusion of property rights

• The promotion of individual liberty

• The control of the machine

What does the author suggest is the alternative to a democratic society in the age of science and the machine?

• The abandonment of democracy

• The continuation of small-scale production

• The domination of special privilege

• The adoption of feudalism

What does the author argue is necessary for the machine to serve all equally?

• The exploitation of the masses

• The perpetuation of individualistic affiliations

• The concentration of economic power

• The collective ownership of all resources

What does the author suggest is the result of the present concentration of economic power?

• The perpetuation of the democratic tradition

• The survival of a democratic society

• The fulfillment of the democratic ideal

• The destruction of democracy

What does the author propose as the only conceivable alternative to the destruction of the democratic tradition?

• The domination of special privilege

• The adoption of feudalism

• The abandonment of democracy

• The continuation of small-scale production

What does the author argue is necessary for the survival of democracy?

• The abandonment of the democratic tradition

• The diffusion of property rights

• The domination of special privilege

• The continuation of small-scale production