Jefferson said, “Can ignorant people remain free?” Today I most often see this question in the statement: Ignorant and free can never be.  Education is certainly a critical element in returning our federal government to its constitutional limits.

As a nation we are second only to Switzerland in dollars spent per child per year. Yet, we are humbled with a literacy rate that is lower than what we had at the time of the American Revolution. Closer to home, our high school drop-out rate is over 30 percent in North Carolina.

Our Constitution gives no authority for federal control of education. Central governmental control of education is one of the top 10 planks of the failed communist manifesto. The concept we have to understand here is: a communist dictatorship can not long exist without mind control. In fact no encroachment of our freedoms can be accomplished without covertly screwing with the minds of our youth. There are three good references to this hideous/insidious monster that parents should read:

The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Iserbyts , The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto, and FedEd by Allen Quist. John Taylor Gatto has a web address: www.johntaylorgatto.com . 

Of course, “no child left behind” only strengthens the federal grip on mind control. Repealing this legislation should be the first step in getting the federal government out of education.

Indeed we need an education. As individuals we need to take personal action to educate ourselves first. And, for genuine educational improvement of our youth, we would do much better by giving time and monetary relief to those two people who have the greatest vested interest, the most influence, and hence the most responsibility for educating our children. They are called Mom and Dad!