Barth believes that there is a way to create a school which, instead of insisting upon uniformity, builds upon diversity among students, teachers, and teaching styles. Run School Run is the chronicle of his theory in action, a nuts-and-bolts study of one school rocky but ultimately quite successful transition toward pluralist education.

Roland Barth believes that there is a way to create a school which, instead of insisting upon uniformity, builds upon diversity among students, teachers, and teaching styles. Unlike many educational theorists, Barth has had ample opportunity to test is beliefs during his many years as an elementary school principle.