Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmatic and REVOLUTION

Education, both religious and secular, is first and foremost the responsibility of parents. In a time of compulsory education laws and socialist state-sponsored humanist instruction, this truth is largely forgotten. Some good friends of mine have made the difficult decision to home school their children. They sometimes feel that they aren't included as full members of the community because they are “different,” but I admire their courage. For them, home school is a marvelous opportunity to teach their children in an environment of love and faith. While home school may not be the best option for every family, it certainly ensures that children will be educated according to the beliefs and traditions of parents, not the beliefs and traditions of the State.

“What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.” -George Washington

It is impossible to truly understand the miracle that created the United States of America without first understanding that God was the author of it. Trying to explain the history of America without discussing divine guidance is like trying to explain the purpose of the interstate highway system without talking about cars. Since God cannot be discussed in our places of learning, our public schools have utterly failed to teach children about their American heritage and the faith of the founders that won the Revolutionary War.

"Posterity, which will reap the blessings, will scarcely begin to know of our sufferings." -Abigail Adams

The founders sacrificed much, some of them everything, for the freedoms we enjoy today. Revisionist historians who view the actions of the founders through the warped lens of modernity are often less interested in truth than in sensationalizing the weaknesses and frailties of men and women whom they ought to revere. The posterity that has been blessed by the courage and prayers of their forebears may not be able to fully understand the struggles of their ancestors, but parents can teach their children the story of America. The real America is not defined by openness and tolerance, diversity, multi-culturalism and godlessness. Rather, it is defined by religion, principle, morality and character. If parents fail to teach their children the importance of the American Revolution and the character and strength of the founders, their children will lack the understanding and motivation to resist the losses of freedom that will inevitably continue. Every child should know what America stands for and be prepared to defend this nation and its founders at a moment's notice.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” -Thomas Jefferson

In a “state of civilization,” children should be taught the four R's: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmatic, and REVOLUTION;. (A fifth R, Religion, should also be acknowledged and discussed in public schools, though the primary responsibility for religious education rightfully rests with parents and churches.)

Let us help preserve our “state of civilization” by teaching our children what George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abigail Adams, Patrick Henry and other great men and women stood for and fought for in the war that created the freest nation on earth.

Let us teach our children that the price of freedom, once lost, is blood—and that price was paid over and over again by the builders of our nation.

Let us teach our children to defend their freedom before it slips away.

Let us teach our children to preserve their American heritage and pass it on to their children and grandchildren.

Let us teach our children the stories of America.

“Let us, before we die, gather up our heritage and offer it to our children.” -Will Durant

God bless the U.S.A.,
Strategos