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How does your understanding of the roots of the educational system in the US influence your view of education?
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Understanding the roots of the educational system is very important to planning the curriculum and teaching. Only when we know how it all began can we modify or change the educational system to teach according to Biblical principles. Knowing the origin always helps us to plan methodically the future plans for the educational system.
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It is important to keep in mind that the roots of the educational system in the US emphasized that all students should be able to read well in order to read the scriptures.
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It’s beneficial to know the history of the educational system so that we can better improve what has been laid as a foundation. What’s most important is that we can apply a biblical world view to this foundation and shape a strong Christian education for our students.
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It’s always important to understand how we got to the place that we are at. This helps us look to the future as we make decisions for our school and students.
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We can always learn from history. We can take the good aspects and learn lessons from the poor choices people who came before us made. Let us always be willing to learn and adapt while keeping the beneficial aspects strong.