Indoctrination
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Why a growing number of parents choose not to send their children to public school.
The companion book to the award-winning documentary "IndoctrinNation", this eye-opening book includes:
- An unforgettable introduction by a father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre - "I put him in a pagan school where they teach there is no God."
- 12 common reasons people give not to homeschool - and the manageable reality of this educational alternative
- Revealing, firsthand accounts of Christian educators working in public schools - sharing the struggles they face in a hostile system
- The classroom anti-Christian ideologies from humanism, marxism, utopianism, educational psychology, and more confronting students in public schools today
Look behind the comfortable myths of an educational system actively at work to alter your child's moral values, worldview, and religious beliefs. Learn the history and philosophy of public school education - and discover it is based on neither Christian nor American values. Explore the biblical principles regarding education - and who is ultimately responsible for our children's future.
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Colin is an award-winning writer/director/producer and accomplished animator. His previous films include Shaky Town, winner of the Best Political Film at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) and The Monstrous Regiment of Women which also won the Best of Festival award there. He most recently co-directed/wrote and produced the Documentaries IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America and Captivated: Finding Freedom in a Media Captive Culture both winning first and second place in the documentary section of the SAICFF. He also recently acted as executive producer on Act Like Men: A Titanic Lesson in Manliness.
In the last few months he has written, directed and hosted 20 promotional videos for the Vision Forum, Reformation of Food and the Family Conference.
Originally from Hamilton, Scotland, Colin lives in Waco, Texas, with his wife and eight children.
His latest films are:
IndoctriNation: Public schools and the decline of Christianity in America. Act Like Men: A Titanic Lesson in Manliness. Captivated: Finding Freedom in a Media Captive Culture.
Awards:
Best Political Film - Shaky Town (SAICFF) Best of Festival - The Monstrous Regiment of Woman (SAICFF) Runner Up Best Documentary - The Monstrous Regiment of Woman (SAICFF) Best Trailer - IndoctriNation (New Media Festival) Best Documentary - IndoctriNation (SAICFF) Runner-Up Best Documentary - Captivated (SAICFF) Runner-Up Best of Festival - IndoctriNation (SAICFF)
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Filmaker's Notes - Colin Gunn
- Filmaker's Notes - Joaquin Fernandez
- Editor's Note
- Introduction
- 1. America's Trojan Horse: Public Education
- 2. Drugging Them Up
- 3. Dumbing Them Down
- 4. Discipline Discipleship
- 5. On Trial for Christ: A Teacher's Testimony
- 6. A Tale of Two Masters: Parents or the State - Which Does Your School Board Serve?
- 7. Educational Monopoly
- 8. Seperation of School and State
- 9. Early American Education
- 10. A Firm Foundation - A Brief Survey of the Faith of America's Founding Fathers
- 11. Pavlov's Child
- 12. The History of History Textbooks
- 13. What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem? The Deep Pagan Roots of Modern Educational Methods
- 14. The Co-Opting of Big Education by Big Business
- 15. When a Nation Forgets God: Authoritarianism and Government Schools
- 16. Where Are We Headed?
- 17. Let My Children Go
- 18. Jurisdictional Boundaries
- 19. The Second Mayflower
- 20. Mind, Body, and Soul: Three Big Reasons to Homeschool
- 21. The Dog Ate My Lesson Plans: Common Excuses to Keep from Homeschooling
- 22. Evangelism in the Home
- 23. The Goal of Education
- Appendix A: Postscript to Teachers and Administrators
- Appendix B: The Invention of Adolescence
- Appendix C: Resignation Letter - Mike Metarko
- Appendix D: Resignation Letter - Sarah LaVerdiere
- Letter to Parents
- Appendix E: The Impossibility of Neutrality
- Epilogue: Spread the Word
- Index
