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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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Our human brain and knowledge is able to only go so far, but when you pull on the wisdom of the Almighty God, He will show you and tell you more. When you talk to God He will direct your path to answers that you are seeking. God is all knowing.
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Christian philosophy is the foundation of what we do as Christian educators. We need to be solid in our philosophy so we are not leading our students in the wrong direction.
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Because our purpose is to pass down knowledge, values and truth to the next generation and in turn help families fulfill their God-given appointments.
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I believe that having a CPoE is important because otherwise our teaching style, methods, and reasons for teaching would not be any different than those who do not have a CPoE. Scripture tells us that God has called us to Himself to be representatives in this world for Him in every area of our lives. So as teachers it is imperative to have a philosophy of education that is biblically grounded so that we can be a light for Christ in the classroom because it is not safe to assume that every student at a Christian school is in fact a follower of Christ.
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Our beliefs about the nature of the world, children, and our purpose directly influences what we say and do. Naturally as educators presenting knowledge and modeling character traits in various circumstances, children look to us for direction and as people to emulate. if our words and actions do not point them onto the right path, we are pointing them onto the wrong path. There is much at stake.