The parental task of educating the young in today's secularized society has become very challenging. Parents and teachers are battling the strong winds of political correctness. So while many may not talk about it we are, nonetheless, experiencing an educational crisis. We have lost trust in ourselves and God. What gives meaning and purpose to life? How does one love God and one's neighbour? How do we best work with others to build a better world? Few would disagree that the attempt to answer these kinds of questions should be the soul of a good education.
However, as Canadians we have now reached a point in our culture where we doubt what's most important in our lives. We doubt the value of the human person. We no longer believe in the meaning of truth and what is good. We mistrust each other's intentions and our very institutions like schools and governments. We question the very sacredness of life and its inherent goodness. The crisis in education is really a crisis of what we believe about human life. (
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