About this episode
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK. Part I (00:13 – 13:45) America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and Schools Have Failed America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? by The New York Times (Jia Lynn Yang) Accommodation Nation by The Atlantic (Rose Horowitch) The College Students Who Can’t Do Elementary Math by The Wall Street Journal (Allysia Finley) Part II (13:45 – 21:08) DEI and the Decline of America’s Educational System: The Societal Transformation Towards Therapeutics and DEI Initiatives is a Big Part of This Problem Part III (21:08 – 22:39) Idiocy on the Rise: Dumbing Down Educational Curriculum, Like Removing College Algebra From the Curriculum, Will Lead to More Dumbing Down Than You Think A Math Horror Show at UC San Diego by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part IV (22:39 – 26:37) Girlguiding is Only For Girls Now: UK Women’s and Girls’ Groups “Regrettably” Ban Biological Males, Deeming Their Groups are for Women Only – Who Would’ve Thought? Two U.K. Women’s Groups Ban Transgender Girls and Women by The New York Times (Michael D. Shear) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu . For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .