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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 do agree. He is the source of wisdom, so without knowledge of and interaction with Him, we cannot truly know wisdom. We cannot love what we don’t know. Scripture clear tells us that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom.” It must start with Him.
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Yes, I agree. It stands to reason that since God is the Creator of the world, His design for us is best. He is the rational, all-knowing one able to see and understand what we cannot. Psalm 111:10 affirms “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” The more we understand and know God and His plan, the more we develop the capacity and perspective to wisely discern and make sense of the world.
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I agree. Wisdom is not something that it is given to us. Believers have to work at it, mostly through studying the Bible. Through studying the Bible a believer gains a better understanding of what God’s intentions are.
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I agree with the lecturer’s statement that “only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Because we live in a fallen world, without a personal, redemptive relationship with Jesus Christ, we cannot truly love wisdom as God created us to love. To be residents of a fallen world in which we are separated from God by sin, we cannot truly love unless we accept the example of true love given to us by Jesus Christ when he sacrificed himself to repair out relationship with the Father. John writes in 1 John 2 verses 15-17, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” John is telling us that the world values fallen things like the lust of the flesh, lust of eyes, and the pride of life. The world’s wisdom is to serve self and sinful, prideful natures. These worldly pursuits of wisdom will pass away, but God’s truth and wisdom will stand forever.
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I would agree. IF wisdom is indeed from God, then one must have the belief of God, to truly love the gift of wisdom. Knowing the gift of wisdom is from God, also imparts more of a desire to gain His wisdom, in stead of the world’s.
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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 would like to gain an understanding of Christian philosophy so that this knowledge will help me to be a better Christian educator. One of the areas as a Christian educator I would like to grow in is integrating my Christian beliefs in the classroom.
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I feel I have a strong Christian worldview, but my curriculum often seems legalistic and cliche. I would like more of the realness of Christ to show in my teaching.
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I hope to gain an understanding at how to more readily apply Scripture to every subject.
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I hope to gain a better balance between mind body and soul.
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I hope to gain more knowledge about specific ways biblical integrations can take place in all subject areas, and I hope to grow as a Christian by becoming more comfortable and experienced in relating biblical knowledge to situations that will help younger students.
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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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Every teacher has a worldview (with embedded philosophies), and the outcomes of education will always reflect the worldview of the teacher. Only a solid Christian philosophy of education can take into account Reality as described by God’s Word and produce the desired outcomes of Christian education.
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It is important to that a Christian educator have a Christian philosophy of education because the freedom on teaching in a Christian school is the ability to be able to openly discuss God and how He is a part of every piece of life and to show students how to evaluate life through a Biblical worldview.
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We need to be aware of our Christian philosophy so that we are aligning with God’s truth and blocking out the lies that we constantly are bombarded with from this world.
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It is important because without the Christian aspect you only have society’s goals.
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It is important for us to have a Christian philosophy of education so that we may model Christ-like character, as well as, to pass down knowledge, values, and truth to the next generation.