What Should College Students Be Taught?

Introduction

Is there a common body of knowledge that all educated persons should possess? Should all undergraduates, regardless of their major, be expected to take a core of required courses in essential areas? And, if so, what should be taught in those courses? These questions are not new, but they are at the heart of the current controversy over curriculum at America's colleges and universities.

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