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dents learn HOW to live-THE wA
Y
to happiness–
but in this most important living, the ..how to
EARN a living"
is not neglected.
When they find
THE
w
A
Y
to enjoy a monetary competence, howev–
er, they enjoy knowing HOW TO LIVE, as well.
Their marriages are happy and permanent-their
home and family life is peaceful and invigorating.
Their children are well-trained. Yes, life CAN be
worth· living!
Missing Dimension in Education
It
is generally recognized by educators that dan–
gerous ·evils have leavened the educational system.
Curricula, generally, have become wholly materi–
alistic. Demands in scientific, technological, in–
dustrial, commercial and professional fields have
put the emphasis on the purely technical and
intellectual, at sacrifice of spiritual, moral, and
cultural development; on curriculum rather than
on character; on earning a living, at the neglect of
learning
how to live!
Universities have grown so large, students lose
their identity, moving along a huge, academic
conveyor belt. Personality development is sacri–
ficed. Personal contact between student and
instructor becomes almost non-existent.
The
most
essential knowledge is the purpose
and meaning of life-the true values as distin–
guished from the false-and THE
w
A
Y
to peace,
happiness, and abundant well-being. But this basic
and most important Dimension in education is
entirely missing from traditional curricula.
T
n a very real sense, this vital Dimension is
DOUBL
Y
missing- in
two vital spheres: 1) The
Campus Sphere:
On the campuses the leaders of
tomorrow receive whatever intensive education is
provided, in course programs of two, four, or five
or more years: Yet in the organized system that
has devolved to our present, the very foundation
of all knowledge is absent from curricula. That
BASIC knowledge involves the meaning and pur–
pose of life-life's true destiny and how to
achieve it. To know
what
we are, and
why
we
are.
lt
involves also the discernment of the
true
values from the false, and knowledge of THE
w
A
Y
to achieve them: in other words, to know
the way to peace, happiness, prosperity, security,
abundant well-being.
Since the HOME and a tightly knit FAMIL
Y
STRUCTURE is the foundation of a healthy and
lasting society, vital BASIC knowledge includes also
true instruction on the sanctity of marriage,
instruction in a right and healthy type of dating
leading to a right mating and happy marriage;
instruction in the laws that make for a happy and
enduring marriage; on child rearing, child disci–
pline, and the responsibilities of parenthood and a
happy family life.
Just as important in this Missing Dimension is
personality development, character building, a
right knowledge of spiritual and moral values, and
respect for law and authority.
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But tbis Dimension-teaching students not only
how to earn a living, .but HOW TO LIVE- has been
ignored. Education has gone materialistic. Em–
phasis has been on the. intellect alone. Students
have been left to forro their own moral codes.
Permissiveness has resulted in a flouting of
authority.
2)
The Home and Family Sphere:
In a healthy
and happy society, education must
begin in the
home!
It must put major emphasis on the neces–
sity for FAMIL
Y
life. Yet in our western world the
FAMIL
Y
system is breaking down. Few parents
have themselves been taught how to
start
educa–
tion in the borne. Few have adequate knowledge or
ability to teach their below-school-age children.
This breakdown of our family system is inscrib–
ing the handwriting on our national wall! The
need of right education in
this
sphere is far more
vital to the very question of SURVIVAL than is
recognized!
On-campus education prepares
tomorrow's
leaders. They will be
tomorrow's
parents. But
TOMORROW will be too late! The trend of disinte–
grating family relationship must bé checked and
reversed TODA
Y,
if society is to be saved alive.
The concentrated higher education on campus
is not enough! The Missing Dimension in educa–
tion must reach TODA
y's
adults and parents IN
THE HOME! The Ambassador worldwide EXTEN–
SION PROGRAM
is
pioneering in this area of
education.
Ambassador students are taught the MISSING
DIMENSION in education- the underlying PURPOSE
and the real meaning of life; the worthwhile
values; the basic laws of success, not only in
economic fields, but in life as a whole. They are
given individual attention in the development of
character, poise, culture and personality. They are
taught to
think
about what they are doing,
whi/e
they are doing it. Ambassador College is, literally,
a character-building institution.
lt
is therefore
unique. The Ambassador motto is "Recapture
True Values"!
This basic
difference
is the magnet that attracts
graduates of other universities to Ambassador.
The result is a seemingly incredible fact: Many
incoming students are from other colleges and
universities-domestic and foreign-and many of
them already hold degrees. Students holding Mas–
ter's degrees from sorne of the most famous and
distinguished of the world's universities are among
those who have entered Ambassador for under–
graduate work. These students cometo Ambassa–
dor to obtain the all-important knowledge and
training unavailable elsewhere.
Educational Philosophy
The striking
difference
in basic educational philos–
ophy at Ambassador should be clearly understood.
And also, the reasons!
Higher education is now in the throes of a
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The
PLAIN TRUTH