The Real Reason for the Meltdown of America’s Public Schools (Part I)

Cross Action News ^ | 7-23-08 | Carl Sterling Parnell, Ed.D.

[Victory111]

What is the New Age Movement? What is secular humanism? What influence do they have on America’s society and public schools? Are they making our society and public schools better or worse? What kind of following do they have? Who are their leaders? It is my purpose to answer these questions and many more as they relate to the effects of the New Age Movement and secular humanism in America’s society and public schools. Hopefully, those who read this article will become enlightened as I did to the realization that America is rapidly becoming a New Age nation.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Protestants, fearing that Catholic parents would teach their kids Catholic beliefs, took over the public school system to enforce the protestant hegemonic view.

Later when the hegemonic view became secular humanism, the protestants worked themselves into a tizzy.

As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

[rightwinghour]

I think the problem with our public schools is that they are public schools. When has government ever done something right?

[Tax-chick]

When has government ever done something right?

I think the U.S. Marines are pretty great.

[Tax-chick]

+ And Fake boobs!

[nina0113]

But it’s REAL silicone!

[Tax-chick]

Well, mine are REAL fat!

[DocRock]

The first law requiring Schools in this country was the Massachusetts School Law of 1647 which became known as "Ye Old Deluder Satan Act". It's purpose was to teach children to read the Bible. TEXT. Today, our schools have done a complete 180 degree turn...

[RightWhale]

Those kids who thought Gummint school was too hard in the 50s became parents in the 70s and went to school board meetings to make school more fun and less academic. All these low skill programs are there now because those 50s kids wanted to party and now they are grandparents and their kids’ kids are learning nothing in Gummint school. Blame it on the teachers, but teachers could not do this if the parents didn’t want it.

[whipitgood]

“...real fat...”
But did you get yours into an ad for a christian singles network?

[Tax-chick]

The main original point of this author seems to be his conflation of “New Age” and “secular humanist.” I’m not sure what this ads to an evaluation of the decline of government education in the United States. Even if one wished to identify “secular humanism” as the key philosophical influence behind all the myriad counterproductive decisions made in our government educational systems - sure, it can be argued - I don’t see how throwing “New Age” on top strengthens the argument.

[Tax-chick]

I was photographed at a library committee meeting while nursing a baby once.

[woollyone]

self-ping for later read

[rightwinghour]

I think they are, too. At least when they’re used in declared wars. But that’s kind of beside the point. I meant that government programs have always performed at a lower level than what the same program can do in the private sector.

[Tax-chick]

I agree with you, really. One could even make a case that a private force for killing people and blowing things up would be more effective and efficient at those tasks than the Marine Corps.