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Look behind the comfortable myths of an educational system actively at work to alter your child's moral values, worldview, and religious beliefs. Learn the history and philosophy of public school education — and discover it is based on neither Christian nor American values. Explore the biblical principles regarding education — and who is ultimately responsible for our children's future.
Filmmakers' Notes 7
Editor's Note 13
Introduction: Heavenly or Earthly Treasures Brian Rohrbough 19
1 America's Trojan Horse: Public Education Michael J. Metarko 25
2 Drugging Them Up Bruce Shortt 41
3 Dumbing Them Down R.C. Murray 67
4 Discipline Discipleship Sarah LaVerdiere 81
5 On Trial for Christ: A Teacher's Testimony Robert Ziegler 93
6 A Tale of Two Masters: Parents or the State ? Which Does Your School Board Serve? Karl Priest 107
7 Educational Monopoly Neal McCluskey 125
8 Separation of School and State Howard Phillips 143
9 Early American Education Roger Schultz 153
10 A Firm Foundation: A Brief Survey of the Faith of America's Founding Fathers John Eidsmoe 161
11 Pavlov's Child Samuel Blumenfeld 169
12 The History of History Textbooks Geoff Botkin 183
13 What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem? Douglas W. Phillips 193
14 The Co-Opting of Big Education by Big Business John Taylor Gatto 203
15 When a Nation Forgets God: Authoritarianism and Government Schools Erwin Lutzer 223
16 Where Are We Headed? Present-Day U.K.: A Snapshot of Our Future Ken Ham 239
17 Let My Children Go E. Ray Moore 251
18 Jurisdictional Boundaries: Who Is Responsible for the Education of Your Child? Voddie Baucham, Jr. 263
19 The Second Mayflower Kevin Swanson 279
20 Mind, Body, and Soul: Three Big Reasons to Homeschool ? David Kim d'Escoto 293
21 The Dog Ate My Lesson Plans: Common Excuses to Keep from Homeschooling Israel Wayne 305
22 Evangelism in the Home Scott Brown 321
23 The Goal of Education R.C. Sproul, Jr 329
Appendix A Postscript to Teachers and Administrators Bruce Shortt 345
Appendix B The Invention of Adolescence Otto Scott 354
Appendix C Resignation Letter Mike Metarko 358
Appendix D Resignation Letter and Letter to Parents Sarah LaVerdiere 360
Appendix E The Impossibility of Neutrality Rousas John Rnshdoony 364
Epilogue: Spread the Word Richard A. Jones 369
Index 371
Haelie
Posted October 15, 2012
I had a very hard time with this book.
Just being honest.
Indoctrination: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity is a companion book to the DVD by the same title. I have watched it and it is just as disturbing as the book.
Disturbing, however is not bad.
In this book and accompanying DVD, the filmmakers and editor have compiled a combination of first-hand interviews and article/book excerpts into one vast resource regarding the history and state of public education in America.
Learning more about the history of American public education was quite enlightening to me...and disturbing as well.
I am one of the many Americans who has truly no choice (due to poor past financial decisions) other than to send my child to a public school. He has been blessed with great teachers and a great education thus far, but don't think for a minute that I don't have concern for what he hears or will hear in the classrooms he attends - both from teachers and other students. Thus the reason I try my best to diligently #TeachtheTruth in our daily lives in whatever ways God allows and leads me to.
Still, the government-guided school system has my child for more total, undivided time than I do if you factor in all of the other things that go on before and after school.
IndoctriNation brings to light how deliberate my situation is.
No, I do not deliberately choose to let the God-forsaking United States government indoctrinate and mold my child into becoming the kind of humanistic (man-centered) citizen they want to create, but they do deliberately structure our education system in such as way that what I described is highly likely to happen to most children who spend 12 formative years in this government created, government led system. If you don't think that is true, I challenge you to read my review of Already Gone by Ken Ham& Britt Beemer and read that book for more detailed survey results that prove it. Maybe many of the people who work in or have children in this system don't agree with that statement, but just a few pages into the book IndoctriNation will bring to light some things that were put in place many many years ago which have us already socialized in ways we don't even realize.
Again, though, I had a very tough time with this book. Not just for reasons I have described but also because the filmmakers and editor, in their notes of introduction to the book and even a couple of the authors of book portions, conveyed a tone that I did not agree with. I understand their passion for conveying this important message, but in their words some of them seemed to forget about parents like me. They wrapped all parents of publicly educated children into this package group of being "deceived" and lazy / careless about our children's education.
All that said, I stuck with the book and was very thankful I did. MANY important facts brought to light in the nearly 400 pages of this book as well as the nearly 2 hours of DVD that accompanies it. You truly should delve into this one if you have children of any age in or near "school days."
So...have I got you thinking...?
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from New Leaf Publishing Group. No other compensation was received. The fact that I received a complimentary product does not guarantee a favorable review.
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Overview
Look behind the comfortable myths of an educational system actively at work to alter your child's moral values, worldview, and religious beliefs. Learn the history and philosophy of public school education — and discover it is based on neither Christian nor American values. Explore the biblical principles regarding education — and who is ultimately responsible for our children's future.