Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-182).

Foreword of the Classic Edition / John I. Goodlad -- Introduction / R. Lee Hornbake -- The saber-tooth curriculum / J. Abner Peddiwell -- A historical note on this book and its author / Curtis G. Benjamin -- Under his own command: the careers of Harold R.W. Benjamin / Franklin Parker.

"First published by McGraw-Hill in 1939, The Saber-Tooth Curriculum was a ground-breaking satire of the educational establishment and its unwillingness to adapt to changing times. Throughout the decades, this work has not only become an educational classic, but has also remained as relevant and applicable to the key questions in education today as it was when first published." "Alleged author Peddiwell takes on the conflicting philosophies of education, from its imagined origins at the dawn of time to its culmination in a ritualistic, deeply entrenched social institution with rigidly prescribed norms and procedures. Developed within a fanciful framework of fictional lectures given by Professor J. Abner Peddiwell, doyen of the History of Education at Petaluma State College, this humorous fable illustrates the progress of education and gives valuable insights into how it could continue to develop in the decades to come."--BOOK JACKET.