The Briefing with Albert Mohler Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Dec 4, 2025 The discussion dives into America's troubling educational crisis, questioning if the roots lie in children or the institutions themselves. It critiques the therapeutic approach to childhood issues and highlights the alarming rise in disability registrations at elite colleges. A significant point is made about the dumbing down of curricula, including the removal of algebra requirements. Additionally, the podcast touches upon the recent ban on biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK, reflecting on the implications of sex-based membership.
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Therapeutic Framing Medicalizes Childhood
- Albert Mohler argues that the modern therapeutic framing has medicalized normal childhood behavior into diagnoses.
- He warns Christian parents to view such diagnoses with suspicion and seek biblical perspective.
1-in-4 Statistic Challenges Simple Explanations
- Mohler highlights a New York Times stat: nearly one in four 17-year-old boys diagnosed with ADHD.
- He implies schools and lowered expectations, not solely pathology, explain the rise in diagnoses.
Boys Need Structure And Male Presence
- Mohler contends public schools have lost the ability to teach boys, citing need for structure and male presence.
- He links classroom disorder to broader social changes like absent fathers and latchkey children.