This volume begins with Sharon Link’s essay on educology, a “meta-educational inquiry” that presents a new “philosophical lens to look at and understand education, educational processes, and educational practices.” Link follows up with an article on Essentialism and Perennialism and the impact these philosophies have had on student learning in the public school system. Tricia Smith continues with the educational philosophy of pragmatism, an outlook that encourages students to discover the processes that work best for them in order to achieve “a progressive pattern of growth and learning.”