Arthur Bestor, an essentialist, saw the school's mission as what?
AFree play at school
BSocial engineering
CIntellectual training
DVocational training
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Intellectual training
1. Bestor was an essentialist.
2. He held that the school's mission is intellectual training.
3. His curriculum stressed grammar, literature, writing, plus mathematics and science.
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