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Fix the Family: The Much Needed Education Reform

Yesterday, an article by Rann Miller came out on theProgressive entitled "Education Reformers Still Don't Understand Racism."  It is an interesting read that I would encourage you to take a look at for one of two reasons.  The first is that this is a common mistake our culture makes.  They will look around for an answer to the problems that our country is facing and begin to worship a false idol.  The second is, I do believe that there is still racism in the United States, and I believe Miller picks up on one of those elements.  The reason I say this is to point out that I am not ignoring the argument this article makes, but rather contradicting the underlying assumption it is built on. 

Rann Miller starts off his article with a quote from former President Barack Obama, who commented on a study done by Nick Hanaeur: “the article is a reminder that education reform isn’t a cure all.” This obviously grabbed my attention, but then Miller quotes Hanuer in the following sentence. “Even the most thoughtful and well-intentioned school-reform program can’t improve educational outcomes if it ignores the single greatest driver of student achievement: household income,” he writes.

Wrong answer.

Household income is apparently the problem with our student achievement today. I guess it isn't the 50% divorce rate that has shredded America today.  This is the underlying assumption I am trying to get at.  Household income is not the problem, rather it is the broken families that stirs the pot.  We have been turning to the wrong god.  We have sought to fix our country by pouring more money into our schools, while the importance of strong families has slid to the backburner.  And just to make it clear, the government shouldn't take fixing the family into their hands.  That responsibility begins with us. 

Joshua 24: 14-15, “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

It is time to turn back from our false gods.

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