Phyllis Schlafly (1924–2016)

An interesting book, considering it was a find in my local "Little Library" one rainy afternoon. (And autographed by the author, too!)

I've been in higher education for nearly 30 years, yet I've never heard of the 1978 Protection of Pupil Rights (Hatch) Amendment. This book most certainly opened my eyes to it and why it was so desperately needed at the time.

Drawn from seven days of 1984 testimony before the U.S. Department of Education on the proposed regulations to implement the Hatch Amendment, this book speaks for itself. It presents arguments as to the abuses perpetrated on K-12 students in the 1970s and early 80s under the guise of values and sex education--ideas and standards born of the counterculture era.

While the work has a decidedly conservative (read Christian-right) bent, the testimony presented is eye opening and applies as much to today's classrooms as it did to classrooms four decades ago. Parents looking to learn how to review a school's curriculum will find utility in Appendix A which covers how to evaluate general school programs and sex education courses.

For more on Schlafly's position on education, visit the Eagle Forum homepage (https://eagleforum.org/about/brochure.html) and review the platform on education. Its origin is presented in this book and has remained essentially unchanged over the last 40 years.… (més)