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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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A Christian philosophy is important because without it we could not teach it to others. Understanding what you believe and why you believe it is essential in sharing the gospel with others. Mark 16:15 tells us to “go out and share the gospel…” that is our duty as Christians and our responsibility to bring others into the fold.
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If Christians do not embrace a Christian philosophy of education, they will embrace *someone’s* philosophy of education–and the values and truth passed down probably will not align with our own. We do not want to be responsible for raising a generation “that knew not God.”
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We must be totally and completely dedicated to our faith in Jesus Christ so that the Holy Spirit within us can guide our paths as we educate our students in education. Otherwise, we are no different than the rest of the world that will dismay and distract our students away from God’s truth about mankind and our need for a savior.
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Without approaching education with a christian philosophy, you are no more than a “teacher”. We have to stand out and guide the students by following the word of God because it is imperative that we create disciples that are comfortable going out into the world strong in their belief and ready to defend their faith.
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This is a mess up generation that we are currently dealing with. While working in the public school system I get a first hand experience of just how lost and messed up the youth is today. If you are not directly working with the youth today, then you may not realize just how bad things are. Their only hope is Jesus. How are you going to reach them and bring peace to their troubled world if you don’t have Jesus and His teachings to guide you alone?