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Why is it important for the Christian educator to know his/her answers to the questions asked by metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology?
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There are important elements in a worldview, affecting virtually every aspect of teaching.
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Because we can understand what society tells about those questions and compare it to the truth.
It is important to understand what is truth, today, yesterday and tomorrow.
But it is also important to explain why what the worlds holds as true, is not truth but some true, and how this can change depending of the time and even our feelings.
Yet the Word of God does not, it is constant and it answer what we need to know at this time and place, some questions will be revealed when Christ comes again. -
An educator is an influencer, an influencer for God. The educator must know what is real, value what is real and relate those truths to students in a confident manner called faith.
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Knowing the answers to these questions helps us understand what is real, what we value, and what is good. Without this, there would be no understanding of purpose. It would be difficult to relate to and value human life like Christ if we did not know the answer to these questions, and it would be impossible to help and let students know they are valued.
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Children are critical individuals, and I have to admit that I was at times thrown away by their questions and left me wondering on how to best answer these inquiries. A short answer may not satisfy their need for curiosity and thus it is important to engage them into discussions and explain how we come up with these answers. This is one of the reason why I joined this program, so I could learn more about the Biblical foundations and integration in the curriculum. As Christian educators we have the responsibilities to guide the students to a deeper understanding of this world so they can live their lives according to God’s will.