What is of most worth? : Liberal education in the public schools ; Vocational goals ; Progressive vs conservative goals ; National goals ; Finding the proper balance ; A personal view

What education is basic? : The reading controversy ; The second R ; The third R ; But what else is basic ; Is foreign language a basic ; Is geography a basic

What values and beliefs shall be taught? : School prayer ; Evolution ; Humanistic values ; Sex education ; Character education

How shall we deal with individual differences? : Objective tests ; The paideia proposal: a denial of individual differences ; How much education for all ; The gifted, talented and creative ; Desegregation: is busing the solution?

How shall teachers be selected, educated and rewarded? : Teaching as a profession ; Salaries ; The rewards of superior teaching ; Unions and the ultimate weapon ; The education of teachers

Why do these problems persist? : The unsystematic American system ; Cultural and religious diversity ; More schooling, more problems ; Parental expectations ; Informing the public ; The media

Retrospect: the education of an educator : Some final thoughts ; Postscript: April 27,1983.