Maria Montessori, along with many other enlightened thinkers of our time, foresaw nothing less than the emergence of a new human culture. In Maria Montessori's time, hers was a futurist vision. She puts forth her vision in her books such as The Formation of Man, To Educate the Human Potential, and Education for a New World. Once we understand what is happening to education in the public schools, we begin to wonder if this endless nightmare will have some light shed later on down the road, not in just knowing about the Montessori schools but the bigger problem of the system that has been implemented today. When the government attempts to impose a set of values, it will always countermand some parents' authority and often ignites a “school war.” 

America was founded and built on God's principles, and over a hundred fifty years’ experience shows that we cannot have a society that is both free and peaceful when legislators use schools to shape attitudes or control the content of students' minds. These wars are over whose values are being taught. We're seeing a system that has too many cracks in it to be fixed. Is God speaking to America? Perhaps, because our watchmen have gone to sleep.

About the Author

A mother of three children and four grandchildren, Vickie Jacobs is retired and spends much of her time with gardening, ducks, chickens, and many dogs. Raising children brought her into contact with educators and seeing a lot of changes since her own school days. Vickie is very grateful to her husband and family, who encouraged her with this work.