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<blockquote data-quote="nemesis" data-source="post: 3219837" data-attributes="member: 12082"><p>Yeah, public schools and public school teachers are definitely the problem. Parents are also a part of the problem, but to dismiss the roles of schools in destroying our youth is naive.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The following excerpt is relevant:</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><a href="http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/newageed.html" target="_blank">http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/newageed.html</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>The Great Brain Robbery</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p>Humanism is the dominant view among leading educators in the U.S. They set the trends of modern education, develop the curriculum, dispense federal monies, and advise government officials on educational needs. In short, they hold the future in their hands. As Christian taxpayers we are paying for the overthrow of our own position.</p><p></p><p>Charles Francis Potter, an original signer of the first Humanist Manifesto and <em><strong>honorary president of the National Education Association</strong></em>, has this to say about public school education: "Education is thus a most powerful ally of Humanism, and every American public school is a school of Humanism."</p><p></p><p>Not only are the leading educators of America promoting humanism, but so are those who write the textbooks children use in the classroom.</p><p></p><p>A sociology textbook dealing with ethics states: "There are exceptions to almost all moral laws, depending on the situation. What is wrong in one instance may be right in another. Most children learn that it is wrong to lie. But later they may learn that it is tactless, if not actually wrong, not to lie under certain circumstances."</p><p>(End quote.)</p><p></p><p>We (those who have been studying trends in education) have known the above for decades. Moral relativity surfaced in the 60s under the guise of "Situation Ethics." I first studied this in college in the early 70s. The main proponent of Situation Ethics was Joseph Fletcher, a nasty excuse for a human being.</p><p></p><p>I have a book in my library, "How Should We Then Live" by Francis Schaeffer. Dr Schaeffer examines humanism in detail from ancient Rome to the 1970s, inclusive. This has been an ongoing conspiracy involving (those who write) textbooks, teachers (who simply parrot textbooks), schools, the National Education Association (ironically, the worst enemy of education), teacher's unions, <em>et al. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p>And for those unfamiliar with humanism, it says that man is great, by himself. He is inherently a glorious and self sufficient creature, and does not need a Creator. Man has the ability to dictate the terms of his own life and doesn't need God, the Bible, or any other external. Man only needs to do what he feels is best for himself. Various cultures and peoples have embraced it. Without fail, they failed miserably. </p><p></p><p>We saw this in America in the 60s when the mantra of the rebellious baby boomers was, "It's your thing; do what you want to do."</p><p></p><p>Those people were looking for a literal revolution. When that failed, they started moving into education and politics. The rest is history.</p><p></p><p>It would be nice if concerned parents would mobilize and take back the public schools, but I suspect Pandora's box has already been opened at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nemesis, post: 3219837, member: 12082"] Yeah, public schools and public school teachers are definitely the problem. Parents are also a part of the problem, but to dismiss the roles of schools in destroying our youth is naive. The following excerpt is relevant: [SIZE=4] [B][URL]http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/newageed.html[/URL][/B] [B]The Great Brain Robbery[/B] [/SIZE] Humanism is the dominant view among leading educators in the U.S. They set the trends of modern education, develop the curriculum, dispense federal monies, and advise government officials on educational needs. In short, they hold the future in their hands. As Christian taxpayers we are paying for the overthrow of our own position. Charles Francis Potter, an original signer of the first Humanist Manifesto and [I][B]honorary president of the National Education Association[/B][/I], has this to say about public school education: "Education is thus a most powerful ally of Humanism, and every American public school is a school of Humanism." Not only are the leading educators of America promoting humanism, but so are those who write the textbooks children use in the classroom. A sociology textbook dealing with ethics states: "There are exceptions to almost all moral laws, depending on the situation. What is wrong in one instance may be right in another. Most children learn that it is wrong to lie. But later they may learn that it is tactless, if not actually wrong, not to lie under certain circumstances." (End quote.) We (those who have been studying trends in education) have known the above for decades. Moral relativity surfaced in the 60s under the guise of "Situation Ethics." I first studied this in college in the early 70s. The main proponent of Situation Ethics was Joseph Fletcher, a nasty excuse for a human being. I have a book in my library, "How Should We Then Live" by Francis Schaeffer. Dr Schaeffer examines humanism in detail from ancient Rome to the 1970s, inclusive. This has been an ongoing conspiracy involving (those who write) textbooks, teachers (who simply parrot textbooks), schools, the National Education Association (ironically, the worst enemy of education), teacher's unions, [I]et al. [/I] And for those unfamiliar with humanism, it says that man is great, by himself. He is inherently a glorious and self sufficient creature, and does not need a Creator. Man has the ability to dictate the terms of his own life and doesn't need God, the Bible, or any other external. Man only needs to do what he feels is best for himself. Various cultures and peoples have embraced it. Without fail, they failed miserably. We saw this in America in the 60s when the mantra of the rebellious baby boomers was, "It's your thing; do what you want to do." Those people were looking for a literal revolution. When that failed, they started moving into education and politics. The rest is history. It would be nice if concerned parents would mobilize and take back the public schools, but I suspect Pandora's box has already been opened at this point. [/QUOTE]
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