Christian Schools - A Thought, A Development.

Our children are our fields, our buildings. They must be grounded on the foundation which is Christ – the chief cornerstone (verse 11). As they progress through each grade, or each year in school, the work of “building them up” is founded upon that firm foundation. Each grade is a new level, perhaps set with gold, perhaps silver or precious stones, maybe wood, hay, or straw – but each teacher uses a different material, each teacher provides something new to the building. And when our children graduate, they will be revealed when they enter the world. They will be tested by fire and trial. We will know what they truly are. We will see what kind of building has been formed – what kind of education has been received. Our desire is for them to be firm, to be grounded in Christ, because we have built upon that Cornerstone – we have laid a good foundation.

And where is that foundation laid? at home and in the Church. If we lay that foundation early, every layer of growth will be stronger and stronger, whether our children are home chooled, or attend classical, Christian schools.

Our children are our fields of wheat – our buildings, the temples of the Most High. Let us not labor in vain that build them.

Christian schools teachers need to:

*Confidently initiate their students into their cultural and Christian heritage. Using a supposedly neutral curriculum and adding a course in religious studies and occasional value discussion is not enough. Christian Education is intentionally biblically based across the subjects.

*Encourage their students to grow in normal rational responsibility. They need to encourage their students to think critically and discerningly. This thinking takes place from a distinctively Christian worldview perspective. This worldview serves as an interpretive framework to help the students make sense of their world and their place in it.

*They teach with commitment since they want to teach for commitment. They model what they are attempting to teach. Their passion for their subject must be noticeable.

Christian educators have an incredible responsibility to touch the heart of the student with the truth of God’s Word. As we follow our objectives and teaching methodology, we must not lose sight of the greater task of presenting “why we live and what we want our students to become.”