Education

When Psalm 127 speaks of children as arrows in the hands of a mighty warrior, it has in mind releasing those arrows when they are prepared. Ancient warriors usually fashioned their own arrows. They would work long hours, making sure their arrows were balanced and shaped just so, to be able to fly straight and true. They understood that the future o

The postmodern ideals are still evolving somewhat and are fairly difficult to confine to a singular definition. Ideologically, postmodernism is not so much “after” modernism, as much as it is “anti-” modernism.

“(T)he focus of education is not on the child, nor on the parents, nor on society. It is on God. Education is thus primarily theological, God-centered, not vocation-centered nor knowledge-centered.

The capitalistic worldview adapted the “serve the State” mentality to fit a free-market economy. This is the mantra of “serve yourself.” The goal of this worldview is to get good grades, so you can get a scholarship at a good college, so you can get a good job, so you can make lots of money, be financially secure, have a retirement plan, move to Fl

Postmodernism can be explained through terms like ethereal, metaphysical, spiritual, personal, subjective, relativistic, uncertain, mystic, random, organic, communal, social, artistic, decentralized, abstract, deconstruction, pluralistic, diversity, mosaic, flamboyant, unstructured.

The humanist worldview promotes knowledge for the exaltation of man. The Greek philosopher Protagoras of Abdera (490–420 b.c.) declared, “Man is the measure of all things.”2 This is the essence of humanism. It teaches that there is no objective standard for morality outside of man’s opinions.

“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccles. 12:13).

Influence is determined by two primary factors: time and acceptance/affirmation. Whoever spends the most time with your child and affirms them the most for who they are will have their allegiance and loyalty. If God is the most important influence in our lives, our perception of our value will be determined by what He thinks of us. When we are conv

Government school programs like “school to work,” “Common Core,” and other similar initiatives are bridging the gap between the socialistic/communistic system and our current capitalistic employment system. In order to secure utilitarian workers, the State is trying to make sure that the young workers are well suited for the jobs the State deems be