These, then, are the several levels of unity that bind
together the diverse
topics of the chapters to follow: first, the
curriculum of education; second, the major problems of contemporary civilization; third, the values by which education is seen as a moral enterprise; and fourth, a concept of value as devotion to worth rather than to satisfaction of desire,
together with an ideal of democracy as the social expression of basic moral commitment.
Rather than trying to teach the STEM subjects in an integrated manner, the advantages of bringing them
together would be better secured by
curriculum planning that coordinates related themes and
topics.
My fellow officers and I were proud to put
together educational opportunities for veterinary students that covered business
topics and perspectives that may not have been addressed by vet school
curricula.»