If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach
elementary science to everyone on the a mass (36) or to find
the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly
(37) The public school system, however, has not such choice,
for the jobs must be (38) on at the same time. Because we
(39) so heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we
must produce (40) in many fields. Because we live in a
democratic nation, whose (41) make the policies for the
nation, large numbers of us must be (42) to understand, to
support, and when necessary, to judge the work of experts. The public school
must educate both producers and users of (43)
services. In education, there should be (44)
. Such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any one field. This
question of balance involves (45) .
Similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge.
This balance is also very important. (46) , these should not
be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, establishes materials that
form the basis of courses for beginners.
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not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sc......