Fellow scholars, below is a link to an interesting (and shocking) article written by a recent Yale graduate-- Nathan Harden. It reminded me of some of the things we discussed at our last meeting, including the overt agenda of "openness" in our schools.
http://www.hillsdale.edu/images/userImages/mvanderwei/Page_6907/Imprimis_Jan13.pdf
I thought this was really shocking and horribly discouraging. My dad and my oldest brother went to Yale, and my dad's experience was so different from what my brother experienced and struggled with for many years after he graduated.
ReplyDeleteGood for Nathan Harden for having the moral courage to expose what is happening at some of the "best" and most respected schools in our country---now it's up to us to help spread the word, protest what's being done in the name of "education" in our country, and make educational choices that reflect our values.
Thanks for posting this!
Catherine,
DeleteI would be interested to hear about your brother's experience.
This goes to the core of ideas I've been mulling over deeply for the last few years, and it ties in so nicely with our January discussion regarding values and morals. It also reinforced the notion that looking at everything we do, evaluating consequences, and not "going along" with things just because they have societal tradition or sanction of some sort backing them, then making informed action plans based on those deliberate evaluations is key to survival in this age of cultural relativism.
ReplyDeleteThe discussions we have together, the time I spend with each of you, is the foil, the antedote, the seed for the solution to everything that is wrong in the world! I use you to balance the discouragement I feel when I read these courageous expositions, and I love you all the more for the peace you contribute to my life.
Right on, sister! It's nice to know that we are not alone in our quest to seek goodness for our families.
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