Let's Revive The Lost Purpose For Learning

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Followers of Christ in the United States are coming to the sober realization that the Christian foundations for law, civil government, economics, family and gender that once provided commonly accepted harbor lights for society have not just been dimmed, but replaced.

The incessant move toward the secularization of society and the privatization of Christianity that took place in the 20th century has been enormously successful, being expedited greatly through elementary and secondary schools, as well as higher education.

What do we do now?

Renewing our nation necessitates the teaching of children. Those who understand this, take the long view. Ideas acquired by children, especially prior to high school, are not immediately felt on a national level because it takes time for little acorns to grow into giant oaks. But grow they will. In 2020, we are experiencing the fruit of 3 generations of the focused and intentional secularization of children's minds prior to age 13. From 14 to 18, it's mostly reinforcement. 

This blog is a call to action for Christ-followers to be focused and intentional about the de-secularization of children's minds, through formal and informal education. This process not only involves school teachers and headmasters, but church workers who interact with students between the ages of 4 and 18, pastors who educate families from the pulpit, and especially parents, who teach their children daily by default or design, as well as grandparents.

Among other things, let's revive the lost purpose for learning. This purpose has been neglected for 150 years in the U.S., and cries out to be restored, both in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world. This can only be done if we will first understand what has been lost, and then take the necessary steps to regain that lost purpose in ways that are systemic, intentional and repeatable.

This will not be a quick fix. It took 3 generations to get into the mess we're in, and it may take another 5 to get out. If so, so be it. If not, thank God.  

Albert Einstein once said, “The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution…” With this in mind, let’s start by formulating the problem, in order to more fully understand what has been lost, before we look at how it can be regained.

What exactly has been lost?

To be continued.

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