Parents, professional educators, boards of education, legislators, and the general public are justifiably questioning the monies spent on education, school efficiency, what schools are actually accomplishing, and who controls the results of schooling. However, accountability, as envisioned by its major supporters, will address none of these…

Examines two incompatible points of view on the future--the superindustrial world view and the postindustrial world view--that illustrate the power of images of the future in shaping the structures and practices of education; and looks at the moral choice these two views offer educators. (Author/IRT)