| God commands parents to provide a Biblical | | | | wisdom without the careful teaching of God's |
| education. Ephesians 6:4 "Fathers, do not | | | | word. Education that makes God's Word central |
| exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in | | | | will not only produce spiritually-mature Christians, it |
| the training and instruction of the Lord." | | | | also makes them wiser and more knowledgeable. |
| God instructs parents to provide constant Biblical | | | | And isn't that what all parents want for their |
| instruction. Duet 6:7 "my | | | | children? |
| Commandments...Impress them on your children. | | | | A school that teaches and models morality leads |
| Talk about them when you sit at home and when | | | | to a safer school. When authority is respecting, |
| you walk along the road, when you lie down and | | | | discipline becomes an easier task. A Christian |
| when you get up." | | | | school teaches and models submission to |
| While Biblical instruction certainly can be | | | | authority under Christ as well as those leaders |
| accomplished outside of school hours, the child | | | | who've been placed over us in this world. In |
| ends up hearing conflicting messages. The | | | | addition to physical well-being, Christian schools |
| Supreme Court kicked God out of public school | | | | offer a safer emotional and spiritual environment. |
| over 40 years ago and the anti-God/anti-Christian | | | | Verbal insults and hazing, things that may go |
| message is prevalent in all aspects of the public | | | | overlooked in a public school setting, are less likely |
| school day. Children can spend 30 to 40 hours a | | | | to be tolerated. |
| week in public school being told that God does not | | | | If you are concerned about academics, you |
| exist, or even if He did exist he is no longer | | | | should be aware that students at Christian schools |
| relevant. The repetition of this message is | | | | consistently out-perform their public school |
| destructive and undermines the messages heard | | | | counterparts. Their standardized test scores are |
| at home and church. | | | | way above the curve, and they're better |
| Christian schools have the opportunity to | | | | prepared for college upon graduation. Class sizes |
| submerse the student in Biblical teaching. Not only | | | | tend to be smaller in a Christian school providing |
| is the Bible taught as the inspired Word of God, | | | | more individual attention. Additionally, parents of |
| but it is also the foundation of all other texts. In | | | | students in Christian school are generally more |
| math, in social studies, in biology, all subjects can | | | | involved in the education process, are more |
| include God. | | | | concerned about their students progress, and |
| Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the | | | | volunteer more hours in the school providing the |
| beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy | | | | extra help or projects that make a students |
| One is understanding. | | | | experience exciting. |
| It would be difficult to attain knowledge and | | | | |