ABSTRACT

Inthischapter,acritiquewillbeofferedofbothPlatonicandsimplified Rousseauist-Marxistexplanationsofdifferentlevelsofeducational achievement.Analternativeviewofthephenomenonwillbeoffered, basedontheargumentadvancedinChapter3,onethatcompensatesfor theinadequaciesoftheRousseauist-Marxistposition.