Articles on education, including curriculum recommendations, book reviews, resource reviews, and the case for Christian education.
The secularization of modern public schools makes them a poor option for providing children with a Christian education. This leaves homeschooling and private Christian school as the best remaining options. But which should parents choose?
Read MoreFathers are the key to their children’s education. Regardless of where a child is schooled, his or her father plays a major role in education. This is because a father is the leader of his family. And the fact that this statement is even slightly controversial is a product of our culture’s indoctrination into feminism.
Read MoreThe rise of secularism has created a serious problem in the West. Europe and America were founded as Christian societies. This meant God was the supreme ruler of society, the family was the cornerstone, and the state was subservient to both. The goal of the state was to uphold civil justice, primarily through protecting life, liberty, and property.
Read MoreSo the irony is that Betsy DeVos actually advocates policies that will hurt private schools. Her favored policies may increase competition among government schools, but they will also increase government control of the private schools in the long run.
Read MoreSo we go to more school than ever before, yet we know far less than those with fewer degrees from the 1700s. Colleges today teach most people very little of importance. And many unschooled persons demonstrate extensive learning, usually from the habit of reading. So let me ask the question—how are we better “educated” than previous societies?
Read MoreDr. Ruffner obviously advocated state education in Virginia and thus criticized Dabney. Dabney then fired back with four letters that can be found in his Discussions. His first letter, titled, “The State Free School System Imposed Upon Virginia by the Underwood Constitution,” was written on April 18, 1876. Dabney comes out swinging in this letter.
Read MoreA potential objection to the insistence on Christian education is that Moses and Daniel received an unbelieving education in their day. Therefore, one may argue that it is acceptable to send Christian children to secular schools today (i.e. American public schools). But what does the Bible actually say about Moses' and Daniel's education?
Read MoreBiblical creation is foundational to Christian education. The Bible starts with creation, and it should not surprise us that a person's belief about creation significantly impacts his or her worldview. It is therefore problematic that the Supreme Court has (mis)interpreted the First Amendment so as to bar teaching creation in the public schools. They have rigged the system in favor of naturalism, evidenced by the exclusive teaching of Darwinian evolution in biology courses.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court banned Bible reading in the public schools in the 1963 decision Abington School District v. Schempp, holding that it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Since then, the Court has consistently struck down all religious teaching in public schools as unconstitutional.
Read MoreThe English "science" comes from the Latin scientia, which simply means "knowledge." Using this broad definition explains why the medievals considered theology the “queen of the sciences” with philosophy as her “handmaiden.” The modern conception of science that booted theology and philosophy (and other subjects) from the category took place after the Enlightenment.
Read More"Science" comes from the Latin scientia, which means “knowledge.” Today the word is most often used to refer to the hard sciences, such as physics and chemistry. Most students will not need a significant knowledge of these subjects. However, some students will like these subjects so much that they will want to make a career out of them. Regardless, a basic knowledge of science makes for a well-rounded individual.
Read MoreIt is well known today that American public schools are legally barred from praying and teaching the Bible. However, this was not always the case. Religion was not banned from the schools until a series of Supreme Court cases in the mid-1900s that reinterpreted the First Amendment.
Read MoreWe can quarrel about whether atheism or agnosticism is a religion. But there is no denying that these are still worldviews. Everyone has a way of looking at the world. Everyone has fundamental beliefs about life, and these beliefs are shaped by religious views (or lack thereof).
Read MoreThe state seeks conformity among students. This is one reason why public schools make students sit in large classes sorted by their grade and study the same subjects at the same pace as everyone else—for seven hours per day. Is it any wonder most kids hate school?
Read MoreThe Ron Paul curriculum uses shorter reading pieces for its high school literature courses. This makes sense, as no student has enough time to read all the book-length classics. However, students should at least survey the classics and then attempt to read some of them. A great resource here is the six-part Omnibus series by Douglas Wilson and Tyler Fischer.
Read MoreDave Ramsey, the financial guru, is right about a lot of things. But he is wrong about private Christian schools. This can be seen in his answer to a recent question posed for Dave in his newspaper advice column.
Read More"It is self-evident that on this scheme, if it is consistently and persistently carried out in all parts of the country, the United States system of national popular education will be the most efficient and wide instrument for the propagation of Atheism which the world has ever seen."
Read MoreThis is how I learn history and economics. If you are like me, your high school education was lousy, and your college didn’t require much history (and much of it was liberal anyway). You may want to study history and economics, but you also know that books on these subjects can take a lot of work. That’s what makes the audio lectures from Liberty Classroom so great.
Read MoreMann is claiming that the public school system may become “the most effective” and beneficial “of all the forces of civilization.” Why such a bold claim? Mann gives two reasons: (1) The system is universal; and (2) Children are malleable. It is hard to argue with Mann’s reasoning as to the effectiveness of the system.
Read MoreSo what is a homeschool family to do? One may think that homeschool children are mathematically doomed if one of their parents is not an engineer or college math professor. But this is not the case. Online curricula are revolutionizing education, and this includes the subject of math. This means parents do not have to teach the material but can simply serve as a guide for their children, especially while they are young.
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I Want to Homeschool—But Where Do I Start?
Top Five Christian Biographies
What is Classical Education?
Is College Worth the Cost?
Sphere Sovereignty and the Role of Education
Is Homeschool Affordable?
R.L. Dabney's Devastating Critique of Secular Education
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