What has happened to the American spirit? Our culture once rewarded independence; now it rewards victimhood. Parents once taught their kids how to fend for themselves; now, any parent who tries may get a visit from the police. Piper takes a hard look at what's happening around the country. He believes it is time for a God-centered perspective where students and our community will find an objective measure for life, for morality, and integrity. "What has happened to the American spirit? We've gone from 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' to 'Give me a trophy, or I'll throw a tantrum.' Our colleges, which were once bulwarks of free speech, are now bastions of speech codes. Our culture, which once rewarded independence and virtue, now celebrates vice and victimhood. Parents who once taught their kids how to fend for themselves now seem content to protect their sons and daughters, as long as possible, from the hard realities of adulthood. Dr. Everett Piper, author of the viral essay, 'This Is Not a Day Care. It's a University!, ' takes a hard look at what's happening around the country--including the demand for 'safe spaces' and 'trigger warnings' at universities from coast to coast--and urges us to oppose the dangerous infantilization of the American spirit. He leads the way in calling for schools to return to the true mission of what used be considered 'higher education.' Along the way, Dr. Piper gives clear direction for how parents and teachers can take a decisive role in ensuring that our next generation is equipped to take on the world and make a positive difference. Not a Day Care boldly calls for universities to unabashedly seek truth--and dedicate themselves to the pursuit of what is good, rather than what seems safe."--Dust jacket flap.

Crying ourselves to death -- The snowflake insanity -- I'll bet you think life is about you -- Pro-woman--and proud of it! -- Corrupted and compromising Christian universities -- Ideas have consequences -- The prodigal university -- The intolerance of the tolerant left -- Do we really trust ourselves? -- Our cultural aversion to adversity -- Our education nightmare -- Sex in the family -- Thank God for the church -- Advice for concerned parents -- The university leadership vacuum -- Conclusion: the unity of first things.