"I am convinced that the battle for humankind's future must be waged and won in the public classroom by teachers that correctly perceive their role as proselytizers of a new faith: a new religion of humanity that recognizes and respects the sparks of what theologians call divinity in every human being. The classroom must and will become an arena of conflict between the old and new -the rotting corpse of Christianity together with all its adjacent evils and misery, and the new faith of humanism, resplendent with the promise of a world in which the never-realized Christian ideal of 'love thy neighbor' will finally be achieved." ~John J. Dunhey in his essay, "The Humanist"
"Education is thus a most powerful ally of humanism, and every American school is a school of humanism. What can a theistic Sunday school's meeting for an hour a week and teaching only a fraction of the children do to stem the tide of a five-day program of humanistic teaching?" ~Charles F. Potter, in "Humanism: A New Religion"
"The children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming, where everyone would be interdependent." ~John Dewey, signer of the Humanist Manifesto, Architect of the Modern Public School System
Every teacher should realize he is a social servant set apart for the maintenance of the proper social order and the securing of the right social growth. In this way the teacher is always the prophet of the true God and the usherer of the true kingdom of heaven." ~John Dewey, Pedagogic Creed statement, 1887
"We who are engaged in the sacred cause of education are entitled to look upon all parents as having given hostages to our cause." ~Horace Mann, "Father of the Public School System"
"Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. The average American [should be] content with their humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any other role." ~William T. Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1889
"In our dreams... people yield themselves with perfect docility to our molding hands. The present educational conventions [intellectual and character education] fade from their minds, and unhampered by tradition we work our own good will upon a grateful and responsive folk." ~John D. Rockefeller, General Education Board
Click here to read the Humanist Manifesto.
The Underground History of American Education is the source for many of these quotes; you can read Gatto's work here.
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Thank you so much for posting this, Jasmine! Our brother is speaking tonight on the subject of social engineering in the American Public Education System. He is focusing primarily on John Dewey but also quoting from other "education reformers". A few of the quotes you posted were new to us! One doesn't have to be very shrewd to see the blatant, religious agenda of these men from their quotes!
Thank you for these quotes and links Jasmine. Coming out of the public school system myself, this information is both fascinating and frighting.
Thanks for this collection of quotes.
Wow. This is terrifying. No wonder the mainstream "powers that be" are so against home-schooling.... Do you mind if I repost this?
I just took a short visit to the link that you gave us in this post, "The Humanist Manifesto." The only coherent word that utters from my lips is, "Yikes!"
I also found the quotes you posted eye-opening and mind-boggling.
~Mrs. Lady Sofia~
*shudders* humanist sounds like brainwashing.. a new era of nazis... tsk tsk, oh I know the Lord does not tarry but oh how I wish the rapture would happen lest any of us be left- I enjoy your blog, especially "should young women go to college"- i plan on reading a few more- stephani
Great post Jasmine! I recently finished reading the Humanist Manifesto and it is scary! I was sadly raised in the public school system or rather "godless, government controlled institutes designed to falsely indoctrinate children and conform them to the crooked and perverse culture around them!"
Thankfully, the Lord got me out of there and "unbrainwashed" me! I wish people were more aware of the secular humanist agenda!
I know I've already commented, but I just had time to read the link. The manifesto is frightening, and I believe that even many Christians will be led astray by its vague "for the good of mankind" spiel.
But you know, I agree with part of the 7th statement: "The distinction between the sacred and the secular can no longer be maintained." It is this distinction that has been the downfall of many Christians--their refusal to understand that they are called to honor the Lord with every part of their life, not just the "churchy" stuff.
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Is it possible for the humanist agenda pushers to state their goal any more clearly? The quote that I find most frightening is that by John Dewey - "The children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming, where everyone would be interdependent." A nightmarish day indeed; when the larger half of mankind have forgotten how to think...
I discovered your blog last week, and I have been enjoying myself immensely reading backwards through all the archives. ^_^ Thank you for all your encouraging words for us young ladies who are living life as holy daughters of the King of kings.
When I was in college, we studied Castro's rise to power.. His initial popularity was first gained through children - and their indoctrination through schools. This sounds like the same thing. Funny how many scream about "separation of church and state" because they don't want children to be indoctrinated - yet they allow, and even embrace, this 'for the good of man-kind' philosophy - arguably a religion -to permeate all aspects of their chilren's education. It's appalling.
Thanks for this collection of quotes! The philosophy behind public schooling is extremely anti-God, isn't it?
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