Permit me to share some observations.
First of all, there
are many wonderful people who have dedicated their lives to the government
education system. Many of my friends, godly people working tirelessly to help
children get an education. For that as a citizen, I am extremely grateful.
Herein lies a major rub….the problem is….no one is allowed
to bring up anything negative about what we see going on in our country that is
directly related to our government run education system. It’s almost like a
“race card”….as soon as someone brings up the government education
system….someone slams down the “I am a good teacher”, “my mother was a
teacher”, “I worked in the public school system for XX years”…..this is done
either intentionally or unintentionally to silence any critic. A Saul Alinsky
tactic….used by many who don’t even know who Alinsky was.
It does not follow that all is well simply because “I went
to public school”, or “my kids went to public school and they all came out
well”. The standard of measurement for a Leviathan system like our government
education system has become cannot be anecdotal evidence. A true standard for a
behemoth government system like we have today has to be broad, consistent
evidence. When we hold up a measuring stick like that…..the answers are obvious
to anyone wanting to give it an honest look. So….it is wonderful that many of
us survived the system….can we now move on to an honest discussion about the
blatantly obvious?
Again, let me caveat…the issue is not all teachers…..we have
wonderful, wonderful people doing their very best in a system that is stacked
against them.
It is simply incomprehensible to me that anyone that is
breathing….and can read or listens to the news…and is coherent and can look
around them….and not see what is happening as a direct result of our government
education system.
How much history has to be re written and espoused in
textbooks today before Christians wake up and take a stand? How much godless
indoctrination must be shoved down the throats of children before Christians
take a stand?
I would submit to you….that the government education system
is a complete and utter success today! By "success" I mean, it is
doing exactly what it was designed to do. Most people that defend this system
have never taken the few minutes that it takes to just do some simple research
into the founders of the modern education system. Men like Charles Potter, John
Dewey, going back to the 1920s, both kingpins of the modern education
system…and both signers of the Humanist Manifesto. Neither of these men hid
their motives…. Listen to Potter: ““Education is the most powerful ally of
Humanism, and every American public school is a school of Humanism. What can
the theistic Sunday Schools, meeting for an hour once a week, and teaching only
a fraction of the children, do to stem the tide of a five-day program of
humanistic teaching?”
So we have a system doing exactly what it was designed to
do….it is a machine that cranks out for the most part….a statist….a citizen
that has been indoctrinated into a humanistic worldview who has been taught for
the most part that the state (government) is the answer to all of our ills as a
society. Not everyone comes out that way….there are many schools around the
nation that are exceptions, there are many who graduate that are exceptions due
to differing influences on their lives…..but to deny the obvious….the
overwhelming evidence all around us that our system is producing a government
dependent statist…with leftist ideology defies all reason. The evidence is all
around us.
I’ll close with this….I am extremely grateful for all the
wonderful teachers and administrators (well maybe not administrators so
much)…and so many more that I know have worked tirelessly for years in this
system. Deeply grateful. I remember a conversation with a friend who was a
public school teacher years ago where she was explaining to me all the things
that she had to do during a single day….that were government mandates…that
kept her from …teaching. This is not news to anyone much less anyone that is inside
the system.
What Christians need to do…those inside and outside the
system…what they need to do is face the reality…and start pushing back against
the system. As Christians we are called to engage the enemy …wherever he shows
himself in our culture. We are feeding a public school system that has been in
enemy hands for decades if not a century…..and more than platitudes are needed
from Christians that have chosen the Public School system as their mission
field…what is needed is for real engagement from within the system. It is not
enough to repeat the mantra that “I’m going to be a light”….what is needed is
for Christian Warriors to start pushing back and taking back territory that
rightfully ought to be in the hands of those that have the words of life. And
I’m not talking about Christianizing a government school system….I’m talking
about leveling the playing field. I know many Christian teachers that are doing
just what I described above…..they are pushing back and engaging…praise God
for them!
To deny the reality and look away because we don’t want to
hurt someone’s feelings does none of us any good, least of all the children
that must attend these schools.
