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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 592
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 am in the middle, as I believe that we must love God in order to have his wisdom. However, the way in which we become believers is something that is done different person by person.
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I don’t think I agree. I do not believe that only believers are able to truly love God’s wisdom. believe God’s wisdom is open and it is up to us as individuals to receive it and follow.
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I don’t think I agree, but I would have to ask more clarifying questions about what she means. I don’t typically agree with statements like this, they seem to be exclusionary for impact or soundbite. But I get that the point is that Christian educators have a special and powerful opportunity to steward when they share and impart wisdom to students.
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I would agree that the only way to truly gain Godly wisdom is through our love and reverence for God.
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It is true, the statement that “only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” True wisdom begins with the fear (reverence) of the LORD. (Proverbs 9:10). We learn it at His feet. We learn it by and from His Holy Spirit. We learn it when we humble ourselves to agree with the only enduring reality-God. We cannot despise God and enter wisdom. There is no other source but God for these things. These things are good things and they come, as all good things do, by way of the Father, through the Son and the Holy Spirit. (James 1:17).
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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 recognize holes in my thinking and enhance my ability to insert Godly wisdom into my daily lessons.
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I hope to improve the ways I transmit knowledge, values, and truth to the little ones God has intrusted me with.
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I hope to gain insights as to how I can shift my focus from a secular science teacher who cannot speak of my faith to an educator who disciples and raises up my students to be confident in Christ, while they learn science.
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I hope to gain a clearer understanding of a Biblical philosophy of education. I also hope to learn how to implement that philosophy through my teaching.
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My main purpose is to update my ACSI certification. Secondly, I hope to truly reflect on what I do differently when teaching in a Christian-school classroom versus a public school classroom. I hope that the time I spend in reflection helps me focus my lesson plans.
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Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?
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Because our purpose is to pass down knowledge, values and truth to the next generation and in turn help families fulfill their God-given appointments.
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I believe that having a CPoE is important because otherwise our teaching style, methods, and reasons for teaching would not be any different than those who do not have a CPoE. Scripture tells us that God has called us to Himself to be representatives in this world for Him in every area of our lives. So as teachers it is imperative to have a philosophy of education that is biblically grounded so that we can be a light for Christ in the classroom because it is not safe to assume that every student at a Christian school is in fact a follower of Christ.
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Our beliefs about the nature of the world, children, and our purpose directly influences what we say and do. Naturally as educators presenting knowledge and modeling character traits in various circumstances, children look to us for direction and as people to emulate. if our words and actions do not point them onto the right path, we are pointing them onto the wrong path. There is much at stake.
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It is imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education because education is much more than the teaching of content, it is preparing students for life. Having a Christian philosophy of education allows us as Christian educators to impart on our students Biblical truths and the love of Christ. To be a successful educator and to teach children as a whole child, a Christian worldview is crucial. It gives us educators a foundation to build the emotional and spiritual strengths of our students. As Christians in our current world, it is important that we are able to understand our identity in Christ and to see ourselves and the world as God intends. Without this foundation we are lost and struggling to understand the chaos around us. If we as teachers do not have a foundation of a Christian philosophy of education, we will struggle to pass this on to our students and raise them up in this ever-changing world.
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It’s imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education because it is literally the foundation of why we chose to represent Christ through the ministry of education.
It separates worldview ideologies and integrates Christian Beliefs within the areas of education. In Matthew 5, we are taught that we are the “Light of the world”, not to be hidden but yet placed where our LIGHT shines before all people. Through all areas of teaching we shine by allowing His truths to be interwoven within every lesson; to allow His glory to be shown. In doing so, the next generation will hear of His goodness, His grace, His love, His mercy… and find that no other compares to Him. It provides them with the understanding that He is found in everything, as John 1:3 states, “through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made” and Colossians 1:16, “For in Him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible…all things have been created through Him and for Him”.
