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What does Dr. Black mean when she says the Christian school is important in raising a generation that is more than just competent cognitively?
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Since less and less people are going to church, Christian schools have a greater impact in society and responsibility and purpose to not just teach content and knowledge but also character and spirituality that will enable people to use that knowledge in wisdom and righteously.
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I believe that teaching students to be academically well rounded and giving them skills to be good discerners of truth. Using their knowledge to make good, sound choices and to discern with a Biblical worldview and the guidance of the Holy Spirit is key to being used by God for here and eternity.
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There is more than one type of competency and in many parts of the world, there’s even a measured emotional competency. It would make sense that in the culture of the Christian School, we would measure spiritual competency as well. We want our children to understand God’s truth. We want them to understand how to love God and love each other in the way Jesus preached. Right now we’re being faced with a very segregated world and people being at odds seems to be the new normal. We want to raise students that realize that God’s intention was never to create a fallen world, but he knew it would happen, and he had a plan. He sent his son to fulfill that promise and through this, we are redeemed and have the opportunity to have eternal life.
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We must all prepare our minds for our earthly task/purpose and eternity. We must also keep a redemptive mindset.
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It is important to raise a generation that is more than just competent cognitively because we must raise children up in the way that they should go. Also, it is our job as Christian educators to not only educate students but to also help create disciples.