It goes without saying that higher education is dominated by liberal thought. In a sense, such a reality is not that great of a surprise, mainly because higher education's objectives are to foster out of the box thinking that creates new, creative solutions to contemporary process. Such an approach is necessary, as innovation is necessary to insure that civilization continues to improve its overal quality of life.
Unfortunately, the modern day secular liberalism fosters numerous destructive traits, many of which will be counterproductive to the profitable contributions that it fosters. These traits are as follows:
1. An overturning of conservative values that form the bedrock of the countries moral fabric. While I do acknowledge that the founding fathers of our country were not all Christians, they realized the the significant majority of the country held to Christian values. Many of these people descended from individuals that had come to our country to find a respite from religious persecution. In order to make sure these religious beliefs were fully protected, the constitutional convention passed the bill of rights to protect the exercise of religion. Now, we have many secular liberals working to undermine these traditional values and are turning the modern day university into the temple of secular religion.
2. Fostering liberal concepts that are unsustainable. America was founded on liberal principles, and in a sense, liberalism is not all bad. However, the problem with many of the ideas being pushed by modern day secular liberalism is that they simply are not self sustaining. The great welfare state that Franklin Delano Roosevelt created, the Great Society of Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Affordable Health Care act of current President Barrack Obama all grew from admittedly noble Liberal ideas. However, just because and idea is noble and possesses good intentions does not mean that it is an idea that we should pursue. The ideas set forth by these three men saddled the country with monstrous fiscal obligations. Today, the income required in order to cover the required outlays is such that the government is borrowing unprecedented amounts of money.
3. Creating an educational system that does not train people for the work force. Right now, colleges offer degrees in almost every conceivable field (with the possible exception of under water basket weaving, although I have hopes that one day someone will find a way to get this added to the academic offerings). While I do believe the college level is an appropriate place to offer a wide range of studies, majors such as Women's Studies, Gender studies, and even social work seem to be a real stretch. Do we really need to require someone to spend four years at an academic institution studying about the contributions and victories that women have offered to our society? I know some men who have been married for fifty years who will claim they haven't scratched the surface to knowing let alone understanding anything about women.
Now, do not get me wrong. I am not trying to sound sexist at all. What I am asking is a simple question: do these studies really contribute to the fabric of American life, or are they a way to take four years worth of tuition money to line the pockets of the University faculty and give the student essentially a worthless degree?
These three questions, then, will serve as the basis of my future critiques of the current educational system. I plan to focus on all of the subissues associated with each question, giving in depth analysis that seeks to show that modern day secular liberalism in the university setting is not helping, but hurting our educational system. I send out a call to reform our educational institutions, giving us learning laboratories that truly are making America a better place.
Unfortunately, the modern day secular liberalism fosters numerous destructive traits, many of which will be counterproductive to the profitable contributions that it fosters. These traits are as follows:
1. An overturning of conservative values that form the bedrock of the countries moral fabric. While I do acknowledge that the founding fathers of our country were not all Christians, they realized the the significant majority of the country held to Christian values. Many of these people descended from individuals that had come to our country to find a respite from religious persecution. In order to make sure these religious beliefs were fully protected, the constitutional convention passed the bill of rights to protect the exercise of religion. Now, we have many secular liberals working to undermine these traditional values and are turning the modern day university into the temple of secular religion.
2. Fostering liberal concepts that are unsustainable. America was founded on liberal principles, and in a sense, liberalism is not all bad. However, the problem with many of the ideas being pushed by modern day secular liberalism is that they simply are not self sustaining. The great welfare state that Franklin Delano Roosevelt created, the Great Society of Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Affordable Health Care act of current President Barrack Obama all grew from admittedly noble Liberal ideas. However, just because and idea is noble and possesses good intentions does not mean that it is an idea that we should pursue. The ideas set forth by these three men saddled the country with monstrous fiscal obligations. Today, the income required in order to cover the required outlays is such that the government is borrowing unprecedented amounts of money.
3. Creating an educational system that does not train people for the work force. Right now, colleges offer degrees in almost every conceivable field (with the possible exception of under water basket weaving, although I have hopes that one day someone will find a way to get this added to the academic offerings). While I do believe the college level is an appropriate place to offer a wide range of studies, majors such as Women's Studies, Gender studies, and even social work seem to be a real stretch. Do we really need to require someone to spend four years at an academic institution studying about the contributions and victories that women have offered to our society? I know some men who have been married for fifty years who will claim they haven't scratched the surface to knowing let alone understanding anything about women.
Now, do not get me wrong. I am not trying to sound sexist at all. What I am asking is a simple question: do these studies really contribute to the fabric of American life, or are they a way to take four years worth of tuition money to line the pockets of the University faculty and give the student essentially a worthless degree?
These three questions, then, will serve as the basis of my future critiques of the current educational system. I plan to focus on all of the subissues associated with each question, giving in depth analysis that seeks to show that modern day secular liberalism in the university setting is not helping, but hurting our educational system. I send out a call to reform our educational institutions, giving us learning laboratories that truly are making America a better place.
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