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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
Austin replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago 202 Members · 210 Replies
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Without Christian Philosophy, what difference is a Christian Educator and a Non-christian educator. Consequently, it is important for Christian educators to have a philosophy that aligns with God’s Word.
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Christian educators need to have a Christian Philosophy of education because it’s important to equip students with knowledge of scripture and showing how relevant it is to daily life. It’s a valuable to plant seeds of faith to generate future disciples that will help show people how living in God’s Truth can result in an abundant life for God’s purpose.
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If you’re going to identify as a Christian or choose to work at a place that identifies as such, it is imperative to present a unified staff to students and parents. Denominations aside, the mutual goal of honoring Christ in our daily walk should be integral to a school community. This is a way to combine our subject book learning with faith-based practices that benefit our school’s cohesion to promote positive and encouraging education.
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If our worldview is not based on the bedrock of truth (the Word), we are teaching our students from a place of what culture in dictating. As we know, culture’s worldview changes with the wind. We would be setting them up for failure and confusion in the long run. As Christian educators, we must interweave God’s truths into every lesson in academics and social/emotional situations. Laying a solid, unchanging, true foundation for them to understand the world and grow academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
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They go hand in hand. If you are a Christian, then your Christian philosophy sets your way of life and the standards that you live by,