Which of the following statements is true about perennialists?
A. They reject the idea that education is a sorting mechanism, a way to identify and prepare the intellectually gifted for leadership, while providing vocational training for the rest of society.
B. They aim to instill students with "essentials" of academic knowledge, patriotism, and character development.
C. They believe that the goal of education should be to develop rational thought and to discipline minds to think rigorously.
D. They maintain that classrooms should be oriented toward the teacher, who should serve as an intellectual and moral role model for the students.
Answer: C
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