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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
Participants 605
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 believe that when one accepts Christ as Savior, and the Holy Spirit enters, that person becomes a partake of communion with Creator-God. That sweet place of nestling in with our Savior, banking on the illumination particularly of Scripture but not discounting other knowledge, we have an advantage over the lost. It’s almost as though we have an “in” with the God Who Knows It All, so the more we know Him, the better we understand everything in the world that He has made. To love Him is to love learning, to love wisdom. This communion of learning and understanding is part of why we have been formed. Some of us by nature are insatiably curious; God made us this way. Some have an incredible capacity for learning and none of us will ever reach satiation. God made us this way.
Yes, only a believer can truly love wisdom as God created us to love. Those without a relationship with God cannot embrace the love of learning, including the learning of Him, in the same way believers can. -
I agree, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Those who do not follow God, follow after hollow and deceptive philosophies. Romans 12 tells us not to conform the the pattern of this world but be renewed by the transforming of your mind, then you will know God’s perfect and pleasing will. Those who follow Christ will love true wisdom as created by God because they love God.
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Using the information that the lecturer gave in her video, I would agree with the concept that only a believer can truly love wisdom the way God designed us to love wisdom. I believe that you need to have a strong relationship with the Lord, because when we love the Lord we want to know more about Him and as His creation. The stronger that you love the Lord the more you desire His wisdom. I believe that a non christian can desire wisdom, but not God’s wisdom. The world can love wisdom, but Christians will always have a different philosophy and it will never fully line up with the world’s philosophy.
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I would agree. Wisdom is truly only found through God and within the word of God. Over the last decade I’ve realized that when asking for wisdom it truly only is received from God and for his children. Sometimes our society views wisdom based on how much someone makes or social choices someone decides on. But this is not wisdom. Wisdom is rooted within faith and derived from the one who created us.
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Yes, I agree because God gave us wisdom to share with others. I believe God wanted me to be an educator to share my knowledge but most of all, He wants me to share love, kindness, values and the word of God. As the lecturer shared, when she remembered her 6th grade year, she recalls the environment, the experiences, the love and her teacher’s kindness.
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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 the ability to better biblically integrate each of my lessons. I also hope to grow in the area of representing Christ well in my teaching and providing my students the ability to truly apply the lessons I am teaching to their lives.
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I hope to become a shining light of truth for my syudents
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The ability to share with children the actions love and wisdom God shares with us.
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Through this course I would like to strengthen and deepen my Christian philosophy of education so that my students are truly receiving the knowledge and the values I am teaching them.
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I would like to have a deeper understanding of Bible integration. I would like my Biblical goals to sound real and not as basic as they tend to. I’m also needing recertification.
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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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To teach our students in a way that would please God
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Fearing the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, so we need to develop a philosphy of how it works.
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It is imperative that I have a Christian philosophy of education because I want my students to gain knowledge, values, and truth that align with my Christian beliefs. If my philosophy of education is not built upon my Biblical worldview, the students’ learning experience will fall short.
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“It takes a village to raise a child.” This is something I have observed through my own children and the children around me. Children learn from every interaction they have. They grow and change their outlooks depending on those interactions. As Christian Educators there is a charge to help the students and individuals we encourage to build a knowledge based in truth.
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It is very important that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education because we are integrating our Christian beliefs with education to educator our students. When we are in the classroom we want our students to see the connection between our lesson and our creator. We want to convey the love of God to our students thru the lessons that we teach and this requires a Christian philosophy of education.