Education and Man's Search for Self.

Much is written about American society today--its ills are listed, described, and analyzed. Sooner or later, some suggest, the panacea for all its problems must be found in education. Education has thus become a religion of the twentieth century. Yet if faith in it is to be warranted, there must be more than preachments and listed objectives-there must be evidence that the "good life" is attainable for all. Institutional education in the United States has never charted the direction of society. Generally, it has reflected the culture of which it is a part En fact, school curricula seldom, if ever, even keep pace with the culture, let alone posit the direction of cultural change. Education has seldom dealt effectively with the burning problems of America or world culture on the urgent questions concerning mankind. There is need for concerted action and constructive programming among all professional persons interested in the conditions arising from the demands of a fast-moving society.