Teaching Philosophy Statement

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In regards to the principles of Christian education, I believe that students must be committed to excellence and extremely passionate about having a Christ-centered schooling environment as they strive for, attain, and maintain high standards. Curriculum developers must take into consideration that true learning and wisdom can only occur within a worldview that acknowledges that every square inch of creation belongs to God. As teachers teach, they must be highly qualified and passionate about Christ and Christian school excellence. It is my belief that, no matter how hard one studied and capitalizes on the worldly aspects of materialistic things; his or her life is not worthwhile unless God is the head in all the plans that he wants to ascertain. Teaching and learning should be personalizes to prepare each student for God’s unique call to his or her life. I believe that the goal of Christian education is to educate students for a life of obedience to their calling in this world as image-bearers of God. This calling is to know God’s Word and His creation, to consecrate the …show more content…

As parents hold the ultimate responsibility for the education of their children, it is inevitability for the school board to engage parents in the God-honoring relationships; so that their children can emulate them. I believe that parents should accept this obligation to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Therefore, in every school there must be a philosophy that convincingly spells out the four essential elements of the principles of Christian education. These are: 1.The guiding principles 2.A vision of what education should accomplish (a vision articulated perhaps in specific goals) 3. A course of study and an arsenal of methods designated to achieve these goals 4. A strategy for assessing whether these goals have been