The Harsh Truth About Public Schools

Bruce Shortt has written a book entitled "The Harsh Truth About Public Schools," presents myriad reasons why government institutions are failing America's children and thumbing their noses at parents with a religious worldview. In this, he writes from a biblical perspective, presenting rigorous research about the agenda and effect of government schooling on the nation's young people. I am keen to get my hands on a copy of this book, which was published three years ago. Below are a few excerpts from WorldNetDaily's article on the book.

"Contrary to what many Christians have been led to believe, there is no such thing as a 'neutral' education," Shortt writes. "All education is religious and conveys a worldview, and there is no more important decision that we make as parents than how we educate our children."...

...In the book, Shortt documents the pitfalls of public schools, saying the anti-Christian thrust of the governmental school system produces inevitable results: "moral relativism (no fixed standards), academic dumbing down, far-left programs, near absence of discipline and the persistent but pitiable rationalizations offered by government education professionals."...

...Shortt makes his argument by citing a school district in Texas. "There is no public school district in the country that has more Christians in the community or in the schools than that of Plano, Texas," he said. "In fact, the largest and most powerful church in the state of Texas, Prestonwood Baptist, is located in Plano. Yet, it took a court order to force the Plano schools to allow Christian school children to privately give classmates Christmas gifts that had a Christian message. Moreover, the school district had even prohibited schoolchildren from bringing red and green napkins to the school 'holiday' parties for fear the colors might remind someone of Christmas.

I completely agree with Bruce. It never ceases to amaze me at how desperate parents are to surrender the minds of their children to the State. "They've got to face it at some time in their lives", they tell me. Absolutely, at some stage we all need to let go of the apron-strings. But handing your children to State institutions from the age of three is just wrong. And let's just not talk about the fact that these institutions are entirely tax-payer funded. Brrrrrrr! Amazon.com has got a copy for $11.