Postmodernist critics who attack the perennialist notions of education, such as the “Great Books” approach, do so on the grounds that
a. not all children will be able to understand such complex literature.
b. perennialist approaches to education are restricted to unchanging knowledge from certain times and contexts only.
c. the "Great Books" approach to education leaves little time for anything beyond reading.
d. only a small minority of schools will be able to afford the wealth of literature necessary for an effective perennialist education.
ANSWER: b
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