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"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next." - Abraham Lincoln
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The Worst Ideas in Education
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Common Core and Critical Race Theory infiltrate civics while Republicans applaud.
The Educating for Democracy Act (EDA) is an alarming piece of legislation in the U.S. Congress that unfortunately has support from naïve Republicans. At a price tag of $1 billion annually to taxpayers, the EDA promotes “Action Civics” as a new curriculum whose sole purpose is to turn young people into political activists. This is not your grandfather’s civics where founding principles and processes for good government are explained. Instead, it is an indoctrination program that teaches students how to become politically involved in leftist, never conservative, initiatives. Think Critical Race Theory and anti-colonialism. Unfortunately, as long as the bill has a nice title, Republicans will jump on an unthinking bandwagon.
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When Republicans wonder 10 or 20 years from now why every young voter seems to be an America-hating socialist, they can look back on the Educating for Democracy Act and wonder if they were conned -- again.
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"A continuing frustration for conservatives, especially those with school-aged children, is that most of the worst ideas in education policy are bipartisan. Ignorant of the real agendas of the progressive education establishment and apparently unwilling to do basic research, Republican politicians happily promote any initiative that bears an appealing title. This willful blindness is responsible for such bankrupt policies as Common Core, digital learning, and student data tracking," writes Jane Robbins.
In her recent Townhall.com article, Robbins addresses the importance of offering children a fair and balanced civics education instead of implementation of leftist indoctrination through the Educating for Democracy Act. We are grateful to have permission from her and that of Townhall.com to reprint her important article in this month's FOCUS on EDUCATION.
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Today's Progressive Schools
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Jane was part of our powerful Education Panel during Eagle Council 47. She talked about today's progressive school... psychological manipulation. We need to be careful social-emotional learning doesn't replace academics. .
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Wilfred M. McClay is the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Professor in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University. He has also taught at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tulane University, Georgetown University, and Pepperdine University, and he served for eleven years as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.
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Teachers’ Guide to Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story – This guide will be an invaluable aid to teachers who use Land of Hope as a textbook for courses in American history. Dr. Wilfred M. McClay co-authored the teacher’s guide with John McBride, a master teacher with over thirty years of secondary and collegiate teaching experience. The result is an exceptionally rich and useful resource for the enhancement of the learning experience.
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IN CLASS - a course on American History!
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Hillsdale College, in partnership with Dr. McClay, is offering a course in American History for you and for your children and it's FREE!
Hillsdale produced this online course in the belief that a proper understanding of America’s great heritage of liberty is essential to the cultivation of an intelligent citizenry, which is itself essential to preserving free government. Studying the birth, growth, and survival of America—one of the most significant events in human history—provides foundational knowledge that we can apply to the challenges of our day.
In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation, as well as the shortcomings and failures, The Great American Story: A Land of Hope course presents an accurate picture of what happened in the past with a sympathy for those who lived back then. It helps us to learn from those who came before us and secure the knowledge necessary for free government.
Homeschoolers can easily incorporate “The Great American Story” into an American history or civics class. This free online course includes 25 lectures, each with a 26-minute average lecture time.
Click here to get started!
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Editor: Pat Daugherty, Ed.D.
Associate Editor: Julia Warton
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