World On the Web: Christian schools vs. conveyor belts

World On the Web: Christian schools vs. conveyor belts

Marvin Olasky: "Christian schools should teach children to resist superficial happiness, the kind that comes too easily. They should want their graduates to be restless selves rather than diverted selves - to be, as Walker Percy says, dislocated humans rather than happy chimps. They should recognize that a lack of self-esteem can hurt, but unearned self-esteem can hurt even more. They should help students to locate themselves spiritually."