School's Out
In 1991, John Taylor Gatto received the New York State Public Teacher of the Year award. Most of you are unfamiliar with his name; yet many of you have probably heard of his book, Dumbing Us Down. Ever since its publication; writers and public officials have repeatedly lamented the “dumbing down” of education, citizenship, media…
Two Shelves, One World
Michael Metzger
August 1, 2004
Two shelves. Even though I had only met Allan that evening, I had heard the storythousands of times before. He had come to faith at the age of twenty-two. Raised in a nominally Catholic home, a friend led Allan to faith and he has become an increasingly committed evangelical ever since. He reads the Bible…