National parks as history classrooms?

In reading Bret Baier's op-ed, it's obvious that there are tools this nation has that we haven't used to the fullest extent. In his op-ed, Baier wrote "Back in Washington last week, I visited another iconic memorial setting, George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon. Since I last visited the site in 2023 for my presidential biography of Washington, it has undergone a remarkable renovation. Touring the new site with Director Doug Bradburn was eye-opening. In every sense, it is a living memorial, a place Americans can bring their children for a fun and educational interactive experience. This is the way we build the values of citizenship into our young people."

Then Baier wrote "Bradburn told me there had been a significant uptick in visitors to the new facility. 'People are coming,' he said. 'I think Americans are looking for answers to questions about who we are and where we come from. Places like Mount Vernon are critical, because kids have got to learn this stuff. They're not going to inherit it through their DNA. They value what their parents value, what their grandparents value, what their schools value. And so, it's important that these places are populated.' I expect Mount Vernon will be packed this summer, as Americans seek out meaningful experiences of their history for the 250th."

Imagine learning by being immersed in the story from start-to-finish. Imagine teaching students about the characters, who played the role of catalyst, the instigator, the strategist. That type of teaching would pull the student into the story instead of just reading historical facts from a text book. If we as a nation aren't using this teaching method, then we're cheating future generations. That's unacceptable!

The Case For America

It's time for the masses to get onto the education/history playing field. It's time to teach future generations how great the U.S.A. is. During his interview with Mark Levin, Bret Baier used the term 'in a dark place' or something similar to that multiple times. Each time, we've gotten out of that dark place, partially because we're resilient but mostly because we're blessed by God. Let's turn God's blessings into the blessings of lifelong learning aboout the greatest nation this world's ever seen!

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