From a historical perspective George S. Counts' article, "Dare the School To Build a New Social Order?" is very interesting. At first I thought it was written in modern times but then it became glaringly obvious it was written during the Great Depression. It discusses the impact of industrialization on the nation. It also states the importance that the role of the teacher and the education system have in regard to implementing societal change. Many of his suggestions are "Utopian" and looking forward into the future, they have yet to be implemented. His writing style is full of imagery but long winded at times.
P.S. If I would have looked at the heading of section 1, "Looking Back: A Prologue to Curriculum Studies", there would have been no doubt in my mind that this article was not modern.
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