I have written my thoughts on public education before and every time I do I get some of the most fierce blowback of any subject on which I might pontificate. That dynamic, in and of itself, might warrant some exploration, as the normal spiritual analysis of such a phenomena would be that you challenged someone’s idol. Why else would one be so touchy about analyzing a secular, government establishment?
That said, I certainly understand that the public education system has been almost sacrosanct in the public mentality throughout its history. It is true that upon its establishment we believed collectively that the education of our children was beneficial to ALL people and civilization in general. Of course, that premise was formed when education was more about reading, writing , and arithmetic rather than social engineering, gender dysphoria, and drag queen story hours. It was also considered beneficial as the culture was predominantly Christian and its leaders and teachers were most often committed Christian people. Even into the 1990’s, my sons had Baptist preachers’ wives as their teachers in public school and it provided some sense of confidence concerning their education. But that era has passed.
