Abstract “Of studie took he most cure and most heede. Noght o word spak he moore than was neede; And that was seyd in forme and reverence, and short, and quyk, and ful of hy sentence. Sownynge in moral vertu was his speche; And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.” Chaucer—Prologue IN HIS Prologue Chaucer wrote nearly six hundred years ago that a scholar would gladly learn and gladly teach. But the leisurely pace of the Canterbury pilgrims has long vanished. When Russia rocketed the first Sputnik into space, a shocked world suddenly realized the crucial need for education. As a news bulletin from South Dakota State University recently put it, “Human life is a race between education and catastrophe.” National leaders have quickly seen the vital role science and technology play in the Cold War we are fighting to maintain our freedoms. Yet the good teacher knows that …