tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post7692832227007810854..comments2023-12-26T00:17:07.726-08:00Comments on Everyday Thoughts on Life: On Educational Methods and Christian SchoolsSilas Reinagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467988372248107657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-36198575515054482322010-06-16T10:18:57.135-07:002010-06-16T10:18:57.135-07:00Silas, you raise some decent points, but it only l...Silas, you raise some decent points, but it only leaves with one question? What are your ideas for someting else? Obviously you don't care much for the current system, but do you have any ideas for something else?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945222524468656449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-27135040147549005652010-06-15T09:18:39.768-07:002010-06-15T09:18:39.768-07:00http://janotec.typepad.com/terrace/2010/06/graduat...http://janotec.typepad.com/terrace/2010/06/graduation-and-career.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-28899496247641669122010-06-14T23:48:22.362-07:002010-06-14T23:48:22.362-07:00I was brought up homeschooled by radical fundament...I was brought up homeschooled by radical fundamentalist parents, and now I'm about the most hedonistic, worldly, sinful person you'll find.<br /><br />If you want young men to grow up Christian, it's necessary to strip the flagrant bullshit from Christianity. Young people are smart-- more so than ever before. When they see denominations with minute differences condemning each other to hell, that'll undo a hundred Bible lectures. When they see Christian institutions lobbying the government under the conservative banner, there go a hundred memorized Bible verses. When they see a homeless man sleeping on a park bench outside a Church filled with locks and security cameras, there go a hundred solemn prayers.<br /><br />Jesus Christ was an awesome guy and he spake truth to power. The modern church is a draconian mockery of Jesus, and young people see right through it.Xamuelhttp://www.xamuel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-35547598024647361012010-06-14T19:43:32.199-07:002010-06-14T19:43:32.199-07:00Couldn't have said it better myself, Silas. I ...Couldn't have said it better myself, Silas. I agree with virtually all of what you said, and I certainly agree with your overall thesis. I would not be as skeptical about classroom learning as a whole. It has its place, and I have benefited greatly from it. But of course, I benefited from it when I was already well-equipped to be an active learning, asking good questions and seeking to apply what I learn. This was not true for me in high school nor even as an undergrad at UCLA. <br /><br />I would also say it is a bit of a caricature to say that Christian schools are identical to secular, government schools except for the student make-up and a Bible class. All teachers are able to pray with students as an official part of the curriculum; history teachers can and do bring up relevant theological issues as they pertain to historical events; intelligent design and biblical creationism are taught in biology classrooms; we send a missions team to Guatemala; and we have a chapel each week. These things do not nullify what you've said, but there is certainly a huge difference between what is taught as an official part of the curriculum at, say, Redwood Christian, and what can be taught in the curriculum at Castro Valley High School. <br /><br />But again, your point, that the medium is the message, is right and valid, and if Christian schools don't take this point seriously and follow the advice contained in your final paragraph above, we will see more of the same, and it won't be what God has called us to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com