Rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects, Whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge, discovering their application in actual life.
I stedet for undervisning af små dele af et stort antal fag, foreslog Whitehead at man i stedet underviste i et relativt lavt antal vigtige begreber, som eleven kunne forbinde organisk med mange forskellige vidensområder, og finde deres brug i det daglige liv.