---

Powerline Productions, Inc.

Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!

---

Show Notes

Education in 2026. Homeschooling. AI. Public schools. Literacy. IQ.

Western Education

Greek Education. An educated person is curious, always learning and appreciates beauty in philosophy, art, and nature.

Roman Education. Trivium: grammar, logic or dialectic, and rhetoric (speaking, debating). An educated person can lead people and persuade others to his point of view.

Judeo Christian (Bible) Education. Acquire knowledge from a Biblical Worldview and apply it to life. An educated person is wise and good.

Noah Webster

Noah Webster, a devoted Christian, created America’s first dictionary, along with textbooks, and a Bible translation. An American Revolution soldier, state legislator, and education activist, Noah believed in American exceptionalism and the centricity of the Bible.

• Blue-backed Speller
• American Dictionary of the English Language
• History of United States

Noah Webster’s Legacy: Education focused on God’s Word and unashamed to teach about American Exceptionalism is Noah Webster’s legacy to America. His goal in education was to raise generations who would fear the Lord, think independently, and protect God-given freedoms. He believed that education was the responsibility of parents who should hire/fire teachers and choose the school’s curriculum.

Horace Mann

Horace Mann spearheaded the transition of education being in the hands of parents to the arms of government. Grew up in a Bible-believing church, but at fourteen, his brother drowned, filling Horace with bitterness against God. From then on, he rejected Jesus. He saw the Bible as a moral guidebook to create good citizens. Horace was inspired by Prussian education.

The Prussian (now Germany) education system produced obedient citizens for Prussia and obedient soldiers for the Prussian Army. Citizens who thought alike on most issues which led to national uniformity in thought, word, and deed.

• Teacher Institutes based on Prussian model, indoctrinated in Evolution and Communism.
• Education from Parent’s hands to government’s hand, paid by taxpayers, run by states
• Targeted woman as teachers

Two Different Men with Two Different Philosophies

Noah Webster wanted to instill a love of American freedom into the hearts of the children. He wanted to see a nation that honored and served the Lord. Noah knew that glorifying God is true success.

Horace loved a philosophy that emphasized man over God. He believed that his system of education would raise up generations of “useful citizens.”

Which one do you think is the Father of Education?

What Does the Bible Say?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7)

All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (II Timothy 3:16-17)

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the fear and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (Proverbs 9:10)

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance (Proverbs 1:5)

Education that Promotes Freedom

Bible & Classic Literature & Works- Home Libraries

7 R’s – Relationships, Reading, Rhetoric, wRiting, aRithmetic, Research, Right Living

Hard Work, Routines, Patterns of Living

Creation, Value of Human Life, Original Sin

Where Will We Go from Here

Most Homeschool Curriculum is produced by secular companies. Purchase from Christian companies: Notgrass, Apologia, Master Books, Heart of Dakota, Powerline Productions.

Even though Mann’s philosophy has taken over the government run school system, we are still blessed in America with freedom! We have freedom to send our children to private schools or even better, to educate them at home. At home, we can use the Bible as our foundation, teach American Exceptionalism, and raise our children to value liberty! What a glorious privilege to homeschool! What an opportunity to pass on the baton of faith and freedom to the next generation!

Sign up for our Newsletter:

Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here.

Resources

More Podcasts

---

Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math!

The post Will the Real Father of American Education Please Stand Up? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.