Government Schools and Family Decline
When confronted with the evidence of failure in the government-run schools, apologists often try to shift the blame. “Don’t blame the schools,” they say. “With the decline of the family and other societal problems in our country, many kids are damaged and learning is much more difficult.”
Yes, that's true. But here’s something to think about: What if the massive government school system itself is a cause of all this family decline?
Historian Allan Carlson says “there is direct evidence of a strong linkage between the spread of mass state education and the decline of the family.” He demonstrates how mass state education “disrupts family integrity” and how it has “quite literally ‘consumed’ children, and weakened families.”
“Using solid empirical evidence,” he says, “we actually can indict public education as a direct cause of family decline.” Read more.
Yes, that's true. But here’s something to think about: What if the massive government school system itself is a cause of all this family decline?
Historian Allan Carlson says “there is direct evidence of a strong linkage between the spread of mass state education and the decline of the family.” He demonstrates how mass state education “disrupts family integrity” and how it has “quite literally ‘consumed’ children, and weakened families.”
“Using solid empirical evidence,” he says, “we actually can indict public education as a direct cause of family decline.” Read more.
