Publisher's Synopsis
A Warning from the Past presents the historical circumstances impinging on the Soviet system of education as the tumultuous events of the Bolshevik Revolution transpired. Chapters in Part One pertain to the effect that atheism and scientific materialism with their socialist implications had on education in the Soviet Union, resulting in academic decline. Part Two of the book considers the parallels found in contemporary American schools and finds a recurring pattern concluding that socialist schools and practices are a primary cause of academic decline which eventually lead to centralized government control, with the implication that a weakening educational situation inevitably affects the economy. Chapters in Part Two include topics such as multiculturalism, progressive education, the psychotherapeutic classroom, sex education, atheism. A final chapter discusses what can be done about academic decline in contemporary American schools.
