Category: Christian Education
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Christian education
Learning like an adult
Students sometimes talk of graduation as being set free. We might be able to empathize, even as this prison-break analogy isn’t that complimentary to the “prison guards” who have been teaching you these last 12 years. But let’s run with…
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Christian educationWhere has all the creativity gone?
“Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?” That was the question asked by a recent Atlantic article about the sheer number of prequels, sequels, remakes, and expanding…
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Christian educationTeaching English from a Christian perspective, as brought to you by the Letter C
As Christians, we are rightly thankful for what has been brought to us by the letters A, B, and C, and the letters D through…
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Christian educationEducating Royalty
We must teach our children to be Kingdom heirs—not just laborers in the marketplace **** “Who are you?” a university student once asked me. Odd…
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Christian educationHelping students overcome a fear of failure
Among the most common mental attitudes hindering the pursuit of a genuine education by young people is fear of failure. When the focus of the…
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Christian educationGrowth in independent schools and homeschooling
“The public school has become a counter-church. It is a powerful institution for the purpose of squeezing out of our children the worldview of the…
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Christian educationWhat about a Christian university? My experience at Dordt University
I love learning. Whether that love is innate or whether it was instilled in me as I grew up, I don’t know. I’ve always loved…
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Christian educationGillespie Academy: a one-year Reformed bootcamp
Whether you’re graduating high school, college, or trade school, the most common question is “What’s next?” For those who are uncertain, let me recommend Gillespie…
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Christian education“Early Years” mornings help preschoolers, and their parents, build connections
The gym at Smithville’s John Calvin Christian School (JCCS) is almost always filled with the delightful sounds of kids having fun. Once a month, however,…
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Christian educationWhat the Charter says about private schooling
This first appeared in the September 2014 issue. **** Parents who don’t want to send their children to public schools can be thankful for the…
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Christian educationDo we need public schools?
I once heard a lady say, “If it wasn’t for the government, none of us would be able to read or write.” She was referring…
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Christian educationHow’s this for a graduate profile?
Marcus Schroeder had 4 minutes to call his city to repentance. The 19-year-old was ready. **** As parents, teachers, and students, we put a lot…
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Christian educationMath: why are we learning this anyway?
Back in 2021, math teacher David Shuster gave this presentation to the parents of his students at Trinity Classical School in Bellingham, WA. **** How…
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Christian educationChristian education as violation of children’s “human rights”
Two topics that are commonly discussed in Reformed Perspective are Christian education and the modern notion of “human rights.” Christian education is a good thing,…
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Christian educationCalvin Hutchinson: from chemical engineering to high school teacher
There are all sorts of paths to teaching and reasons to teach, and in this interview, conducted with Mark Penninga (and lightly edited), Calvin Hutchinson…
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Christian educationThe Sexual Revolution: a glaring gap in our kids’ education?
There is no series of historical events that have impacted every human being living in the West – and beyond – more than the Sexual…
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Christian educationPaul Bartels: from carpenter to high school shop teacher
There are all sorts of reasons to consider teaching and in this interview, conducted with Mark Penninga (and lightly edited), Paul Bartels offers up his…
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Christian educationA call to teach
“Inviting applications!” the ad calls out. It goes on to list four teaching positions that need to be filled, and tries to paint an inviting…
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Christian educationReport from the front lines: pros and cons of teaching in a Reformed high school
It is one thing to hear from school administrators, boards, and parents about what is contributing to a teacher shortage. But how do the teachers…
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Christian educationKINGDOM WORKERS WANTED… for frontline role
Extensive training required, lower pay, high expectations, few advancement possibilities. Opportunity for eternal impact. **** When I started my undergraduate studies at university, I was…
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Christian educationWhy biblical poetry matters
Skim through any modern Bible and you will notice something peculiar: many pages are laid out as poetry, with appropriate spacing and indents. But have…
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Christian educationTruth & Lies in American Education
Documentary 2022 / 69 minutes Rating: 7/10 “[Education] is the battle that is going to affect all the other battles. We’re all involved in different…
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Christian educationOn public schools: evangelism is not discipleship
A few years ago, at a Ligonier Conference, Pastor Voddie Baucham was asked what he would say to parents who were weighing the option of…
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Christian educationUS homeschooling grows by a million
In 1973, there were as few as 13,000 children being homeschooled across the United States. From those small beginnings, the movement has grown over the…
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Christian educationReformed teachers are different… right?
Bobby Knight had a rather unique teaching philosophy: he’d do whatever it took to get through to his young charges, up to and including yelling…
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Christian educationWhy study History?
Things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the…
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Christian educationShould a student’s peer group be so important?
**** Let me tell you the tale of four students. Danny The first, Danny, had decided to better himself and become more flexible in the…
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Christian educationA Christian perspective on 2+2
What does math have to do with God? Many people see no connection. Aren’t logic, numbers and geometry the same for Christians and atheists? Math…
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Christian educationMartin Luther on the vital, foundational, educational calling of parents
Martin Luther loved God’s Church so much he risked his freedom and life for it. He boldly took on princes, bishops, emperors, and popes, all…
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Christian educationChurch, Home, and School – A Two-Legged Stool?
A popular metaphor for education in the Reformed community is the image of a triangle, a tripod, or a three-legged stool. The legs of the…
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Christian educationDo what the guru says? Public schools are spiritual too.
If I’ve ever wondered why we spend so much effort on our Christian education, it’s become clearer recently, since I’ve been doing some substitute teaching…
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Christian educationRating books for the school library
Having just reviewed Escape From the Killing Fields (by Nancy Moyer) for the senior section of our Christian School Library, I thought it would be…
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Christian educationSchool: who should rule?
A few years back I was privileged to join my colleague André Schutten in making presentations to Reformed churches and schools across Canada. We were…
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Christian educationNo other gods
The Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #64 is a challenge to Christian churches and schools… and the First Commandment **** Last year Canada’s…
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Christian educationPeter and PICS: Inclusive Education
Last year our local Canadian Reformed school received an award – the National Inclusive Education Award – for the way they fully included our son…