Education

Dr. R.C. Sproul states: There is no such thing as a neutral education. Every education, every curriculum, has a viewpoint. That viewpoint either considers God in it or it does not.

Dr. Tony Evans, a pastor in Dallas, Texas, explains: (W)e must never divorce information from ethics. There is no such thing as a non-religious education, because all knowledge involves values.

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.

Our financial provision is added unto us as we seek first God’s Kingdom and righteousness (Matt. 6:33). A strict economic educational agenda is empty and hollow. It leaves us searching for the real meaning of life (see Eccles. 2:17–26).

C.S. Lewis (1898–1963), Christian apologist and professor at Oxford University declares: There is no neutral ground in all the universe: every square inch, every split-second, is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan.14 The

Proverbs 13:20 informs us, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”

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 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

According to the Center for Public Education, most states require between 175 and 180 days of school and/or between 900 and 1,000 hours of instructional time per year, depending on the grade level.10 Taking the lower number of 900 annual hours, this calculates to a total 10,800 hours of seat instruction for students enrolled in a government school