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| And the serpent said, "...you will be like God..." (No, it wasn't an apple.) |
I have been pounding the drum for years that education is
never neutral. All education is driven
by the desire of one group of people to instill certain beliefs and values into
the next generation. Education isn’t
about academics, athletics or fine arts. It is about worldview formation.
Elizabeth Bartholet, the anti-homeschool professor at Harvard Univeristy, agrees that education is about instilling one’s beliefs and values in young hearts and minds (emphasis mine):
“From the beginning of compulsory education in this country, we have thought of the government as having some right to educate children so that they become active, productive participants in the larger society. This involves in part giving children the knowledge to eventually get jobs and support themselves. But it’s also important that children grow up exposed to community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of other people’s viewpoints.”
The problem with many Christians is that they have not gone through the process of renewing their minds. Therefore, they do not think and act from a biblical worldview. The devastating result of this is that parents, church leaders and educators are not equipped to instill a biblical worldview in the next generation’s hearts and minds.
I am fully aware of the challenges we are currently facing due to the restrictions that have been placed on our lives because of this [Covid-19] pandemic. However, parents, church leaders and educators must be trained to know and embrace a biblical philosophy of education by developing a biblical worldview.
We cannot afford to lose this battle! The future of our children and grandchildren hangs in the balance!
Elizabeth Bartholet, the anti-homeschool professor at Harvard Univeristy, agrees that education is about instilling one’s beliefs and values in young hearts and minds (emphasis mine):
“From the beginning of compulsory education in this country, we have thought of the government as having some right to educate children so that they become active, productive participants in the larger society. This involves in part giving children the knowledge to eventually get jobs and support themselves. But it’s also important that children grow up exposed to community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of other people’s viewpoints.”
The problem with many Christians is that they have not gone through the process of renewing their minds. Therefore, they do not think and act from a biblical worldview. The devastating result of this is that parents, church leaders and educators are not equipped to instill a biblical worldview in the next generation’s hearts and minds.
I am fully aware of the challenges we are currently facing due to the restrictions that have been placed on our lives because of this [Covid-19] pandemic. However, parents, church leaders and educators must be trained to know and embrace a biblical philosophy of education by developing a biblical worldview.
We cannot afford to lose this battle! The future of our children and grandchildren hangs in the balance!