🌎 The Schools of Today are Not the Schools of Yesterday

There was a time when schools felt like extensions of home — when teachers stood before their classes with a Bible on their desk, when prayer began the day, and when moral lessons mattered as much as reading and arithmetic. Parents trusted that what was taught at school would align with what was taught around the dinner table. Children respected authority, honored their elders, and grew up with a sense of right and wrong that was rooted in truth.

But the world we’re living in today looks very different. The values that once guided our classrooms have slowly faded from view. God’s name has been erased from lesson plans. Truth is treated as something flexible rather than firm. The foundation that once held education steady — faith, family, and virtue — is being replaced with confusion, distraction, and moral compromise.

It’s not just the curriculum that’s changed; it’s the atmosphere. Classrooms once filled with laughter, curiosity, and creativity are now clouded by anxiety, comparison, and constant pressure to conform. Technology has become both teacher and distraction. Many children spend more time staring at screens than at faces. And in the midst of it all, the simple joy of learning — the wonder of discovery — is slipping away.

Yet, there is hope.

Parents across the nation are awakening to the truth that we don’t have to hand our children over to a system that no longer reflects our faith. We can bring education back to where it belongs — centered in the home, grounded in God’s Word, and guided by love. The schools of yesterday may be gone, but the heart behind them — integrity, respect, responsibility, and reverence — can still thrive wherever families choose to teach with purpose.

In the schools of yesterday, education was about more than knowledge — it was about character. Children were taught to stand when an elder entered the room, to honor their parents, to tell the truth even when it was hard. Those lessons built strong communities and faithful citizens. Today’s culture may prize achievement over virtue, but families have the power to restore that balance, one home at a time.

Taking charge of your child’s education is not an act of fear — it’s an act of faith. It’s saying, “We will not let the noise of the world drown out the still, small voice of truth.” When we teach at home, we do more than protect our children; we prepare them — to think critically, to discern wisely, and to walk boldly with God in a world that desperately needs His light.

The schools of yesterday shaped generations through faith and family. The world we’re living in now needs that same foundation more than ever. And maybe, just maybe, the new classroom God is calling us to build isn’t found down the street — but right inside our own homes.

About the Author:
Danda Summerville, author of the Guided by Faith Books, encourages families to return to faith-centered learning that builds character, confidence, and peace. Her writing inspires parents to bring God back into education — one lesson, one home, and one heart at a time.