Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning Flashcards
Means “no place”
Utopia
I contend that God did not give the responsibility for education to…
…the government, even if the officials are godly.
What is obvious in the fruit…
…is not always obvious in the bud.
God is kind to the ignorant…
…provided they acknowledge it and are willing to learn.
“Cultural Literacy”
E. D. Hirsch
Argues that current woes are not limited to lack of ability with letters. Even among students who can read, the problem of cultural illiteracy exists.
E. D. Hirsch–“Cultural Illiteracy”
The background of information that every educated American should possess.
Cultural literacy
Want to adjust pay scales, give schools more autonomy, etc.
Structural reformers (secular)
Want to return to rigorous academic standards
Curricular reformers (secular)
Want to return to basic Judeo/Christian moral traditions
Moral reformers (conservative)
Deals with all learning that involves the written word
Most important curriculum reform
Known as “phonics-first”
Intensive phonics:
Explicit (open, first thing)
(T/F)
The most dangerous people are those who have knowledge without a moral framework.
True
(T/F)
It is folly for Christians to continue to lose and inconsistent for them to win in the battle for the public schools.
True
We have not been called to a _________ faith.
Reactionary
