There are a lot of people proclaiming public schools as harmful – bastions of evil, intent on ruining innocent minds and brainwashing hearts. Some of it can seem like just plain noise, but how much of it is true? What is truly going on in public schools? Is there actually anything going on, or are people just crying wolf? During the Village Church of Barrington’s seminar “Parenting in a Godless Culture: Educating Parents and Grandparents,” church elder David Cartwright answers this question by tracing the history of public schools.

Elder Cartwright goes through some of the curriculum being taught, as well as the LGBTQIA+ push going on behind closed doors. School District 38 Superintendent Bob Gold admits that the environment in schools have become very political in recent years, but warns that not every school is dealing with the problems we see reported on Fox News Channel. He rightly advises that parents and grandparents know what is going on in their own local schools, the teachers and administrators. Above all, he encourages listeners to be very involved in discussions with your children.

Illinois Family Institute is deeply concerned that our children are being dumbed-down and trained in left-wing political ideology on purpose in order to fundamentally transform our nation; to rest our national values, and its Constitutional system of government. According to a 2018 Program for International Student Assessment report, students in 19 other locales scored higher than U.S. students in reading; 22 education systems scored above the U.S. in science; and 29 nations and other jurisdictions outperformed the United States in math. In the state of Illinois, the 2022 proficiency rates in these three core subject areas are unacceptable. See for yourself HERE.

This video is a must see for any parent trying to make a school decision (or curious non-parent’s wanting to remain informed). Please watch and share!

The Public School Option from Village Church of Barrington on Vimeo.