DoteachershaveafrontrowseattoAmerica’sdecline?JeremyS.Adams,ateacheratboththehighschoolandcollegelevels,thinksso.Adamshasspentdecadestryingtoinstillwisdom,ambition,andaloveoflearninginhisstudents.Andyet,ashenotes,whenteachersgettogether,theyoftenshareanarrestingconclusion:Somethinghasgoneterriblywrong.Somethingessentialismissinginouryoungpeople.Theircuriosityseemsstunted,theirreasonundeveloped,theirvaluesuninformed,theirknowledgelacking,andmostworryingofall,theirhumanitydiminished.Digitalhermitsofasortunfamiliartoanoldergeneration,theyhavelittleinterestinmarriageandfamily.Theylargelydismiss--andareshockinglyignorantof--religion.Theysneeratpatriotism,sympathizewithriotsandvandalism,andregardAmericansocietyandcivilizationassoradicallyflawedthatitmustbedismantled.Oftenfriendlessanddepressed,theyeatalone,studyalone,andeven“socialize“alone.EducatorslikeAdamsseeagenerationslippingaway.Theproblemsthathavehollowedoutouryoungpeoplehavebeenfesteringforyears.AyearofCOVID-19lockdownsandsocialdistancinghavemagnifiedthem.Theresultcouldbeageneration--andournation’sfuture--lostinamiasmaofalienationandstupefaction.Inhisstunningnewbook,HollowedOut,JeremyS.Adamsrevealswhystudentshaverejectedthewisdom,culture,andinstitutionsofWesterncivilization--andwhatwecandotowinthemback.Poignant,frightening,andyetinspiring,thisisabookforeveryparent,teacher,andpatriotconcernedforouryoungpeopleandourcountry.
