Purpose of Schooling:
-Teach the eternal truths
-cultivate the rational intellect
-develop the spiritual nature of the individual
-Highest goal of education is union with God
-Education is preparation for life
-Learning is a lifelong process

Perennialism: Eternal or perennial truths, permanence, order, certainty, rationality, and logic constitute the ideal for Perennialism.

Nature of the Learner:
-All students are rational beings
-Value and worth should be exemplified by all students
-Students have been given both an intellect and a soul