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Lesson OneAn Introduction and Overview4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Big Questions of Life3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeBasic Philosophical Categories and Their Relationship to Education3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourCentrality of Scripture3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveA Biblical Worldview3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixThe Importance of Parents3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenThe Importance of Teachers3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightNurturing in the Christian School3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineResponsive Discipleship in the Christian School3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenThe Importance of a Coherent Curriculum3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ElevenChristian Philosophy Under Attack3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwelveChallenges and Opportunities for Christian Educators6 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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The lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
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I agree because only a true and Holy Spirit-led believer, can truly love wisdom as God intended since spiritual understanding and discernment are essential to loving wisdom biblically. This relationship of love and wisdom is deeply rooted in reverence for God, since we know that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom As believers cultivate this love for wisdom, we are truly transformed by the renewing of their minds, helping us to discern and live according to God’s perfect will and purpose.
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I agree that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love. This is because a believer has the nature of God and has his mind transformed with the help of the Holy Spirit. God is love, and because we have His nature, we can love the way He created us to love it.
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Yes, I totally agree with the lecturer. A believer has been given the nature of Christ, who is author of wisdom and love. In Christ, a believer is made complete (Col 2:9-10). For this reason, we are conformed to his image and so we act just like Him (the author of wisdom and love) and have the ability to see things just the way He does. A non-believer does not.
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It is a statement of fact and I sincerely agree with it. Only a genuine believer can love unconditionally. Psalm 111 says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The essence of philosophy means “Love of wisdom”.
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I agree that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love. Proverbs 19:8 says “The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.” It is through wisdom that we are able to love. God’s discernment allows us to understand wisdom, which in turn allows us to love life and others.
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What do you hope to gain from this course? In what specific areas do you hope to grow as a Christian educator?
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I hope to gain knowledge that can help me apply Biblical principles to teaching. I pray I grow stronger in my relational with God.
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I am coming out of six years of teaching in Title I public schools with a broken heart and a desire to teach in a Christian school and truly meet students’ needs, to be free to witness Jesus to them, to be free to pray with them, and to be free to teach the Bible and the Gospel to them. I am taking this course for ACSI certification, and to learn how to be an excellent Christian school educator. I look forward to getting started with Christian teaching soon!
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God has guided my path to be a middle and high school librarian in a Christian school. I would love to be able to incorporate more Christian philosophy into the library for the students.
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I would like the wisdom of how to better integrate Biblical truths into my lessons and better myself as a Christian school educator
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I hope to refresh my knowledge and that I my spirit may be renewed after many years in the education field!
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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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It is imperative to gave a Christian philosophy of education because teaching a child fundamental concepts of very important. Allowing them to experience God at a long age will allow them an opportunity to builds and keep a relationship with the Father.
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The lecture highlighted a crucial passage in scripture that speaks of a generation rising who does not know the Lord. To prevent this from happening again, it’s essential for Christian educators to establish a firm foundation for education, grounded in God’s perspective. This bedrock should be the cornerstone for every student entrusted to their care, ensuring they are instilled with a deep understanding of God’s truth.
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Christian educators must have a Christian philosophy of education because it will drive how they teach, what they perceive as important, how they respond to and view students, how they work alongside parents to, “train up the child in the way they should go,” and how they integrate Christianity into each lesson, each day, how they manage the classroom, and so forth. A Christian philosophy of education, for example, will perceive each child as valuable and important, made in the image and likeness of God. No effort in teaching and helping that child can ever be lost or wasted in this worldview. This is in stark contrast to the utilitarian philosophy common in modern public education which does consider it a wasted effort to tutor or do small group work with students who are “too low” and won’t get a higher score on the end-of-year test. A Christian philosophy will also include the concepts of charity, grace, mercy, and kindness, and will work to lead the child to Christ.
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If we do not have a Christian philosophy of education, how can we teach our students to develop one, and how can we teach with a Christian world view?
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If our philosophy is defined as “a person’s belief system about the world,” then it is imperative that we have a Christian base philosophy. Without that, we not be able to appropriately pass down our Biblical knowledge, values, and truth. Our goal should be to mold our students’ beliefs into a Biblical worldview so they can make better judgements throughout their lives.