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Education In America
Public schools were originally established, in large part, to impart Judeo-Christian, Protestant values to America's children. Of late, our schools have strayed deep into dangerous moral territory. While suspicious and concerned, I was not aware how insidious the majority of our "educators" and schools have truly become until recently.
When I learned that I was about to become a first-time father, curiosity led me to attend some of our local school board meetings. I wanted to see for myself whether or not the folly of which I had been told was accurate. Even with lowered expectations, I was unprepared for what unfolded before my eyes! I now know for certain that our schools have leapt far beyond the simple acceptance of moral relativism. Today, I am certain that many of the school systems in America have sanctioned lesson plans for the intentional, systematic classroom inculcation of immorality in our children.
At one meeting, I listened to so-called "experts" as they spoke out in favor of our school system entering into a contract (that was accepted and signed) with a group called GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Educational Network). Despite their protestations to the contrary, this group's mission is to force a "don't knock it until you've tried it" acceptance of "alternative lifestyles" in our children...even in the early grades. Their "work" is done under the guise of preventing bullying in our schools. There is ample evidence that GLSEN's stated mission is a ruse and any reasonable person knows that we have had strict rules against bullying in our schools for a long time. If the rules are not being enforced, we certainly should not be turning to fringe groups with gay agendas to "set us straight."
In Massachusetts, under an agreement similar to that which my school board signed, teachers and "volunteers" trained by GLSEN were captured on tape giving explicit instructions to pre-teen children about how to perform dangerous sex acts. The fact that the school board approved this contract not only outraged me, it made me fearful of what other boneheaded decisions our bureaucrats would convince the school board to make in the future.
It takes very little research to learn the facts: public educators have abandoned any discussion of the morality necessary to support the maintenance of our culture and propagation of our civic values. Public schools are the intellectual equivalent of a mosh-pits. A little bit more study of the state of affairs in our schools convinced me that American parents must rise up and reclaim control of their children's education...and soon. The current system cannot be restored fast enough; certainly it will remain irreparable until my first child has completed many years of school, so my wife and I will have to provide — even create — alternatives for her. Even private schools are a hit and miss proposition ; there are not enough morally strong teachers because there are virtually zero morally strong colleges of education.
Beyond morality in education, there are other issues of concern. We simply must stop spending the billions of dollars that our local schools are, by judicial fiat, mandated to waste on attempts to remedy the deficiencies of both legal immigrant and illegal alien children. When one considers the inevitable negative impact on quality classroom experiences that occur as teachers are handed the task of "mainstreaming" large numbers of un-teachable kids, is it not reasonable to expect that even our best teachers will get stuck in a never ending chase to impart knowledge to an ever worsening "lowest common denominator?" If American parents do not take a stand, our schools will forego opportunities to impart morality, abdicate their responsibility to pass along heritage and they will bury our culture in a sea of insidious lies about diversity and multiculturalism.
If you've read other parts of this web site, you're likely already aware that I had wanted to get away from the third world influence that was invading my own neighborhood for quite some time. I had not acted — but I did watch all of my closest friends leave town as they got married and had children approaching school age. In similar fashion, the issue of my child's education was the final straw that spurred my wife and I to make a five-year plan to evacuate. Thank God it didn't take nearly that long for us to get out. We no longer live in my hometown. We are refugees. Thank God we found a new home in a place that, so far, appears to be an American city.
Please forgive the pessimism. I do believe we can and will make change, but I'm not willing to pull any punches. I'm trying to spur some action here! With that in mind, here is my ever-growing list of people and groups that I think will be the ones who will truly "save the children" of America. If you've got kids, or care about kids, and care about traditional American values, I'm sure you'll find some good reading at these sites. So, don't just sit there...go irritate your school board members by asking hard questions. You'll be glad you did!
—Katie's Dad
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