The curriculum of the future will be what one might call the humanistic curriculum.

Parents do not own their children. They have no ‘natural right’ to control their education fully.

Public education has served as a check on the power of parents, and this is another powerful reason for maintaining it.

Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now.

It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from democratic belief to democratic action-that is the hallmark of educational renewal.

Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now. Education is a long-term solution. Parents and the general public must be reached also Otherwise, children and youth enrolled in globally oriented programs may find themselves in conflict with values assumed in the home. And then the educational institution frequently comes under scrutiny and must pull back.

A teacher's failure to create an intellectually reflective, engagement for learning is not simply malpractice but it is immoral particularly for students who cannot withdraw.