“Imagine if
we started raising generations of children who
stood uncompromisingly on the Word of God,
knew how to defend their faith, could answer
the skeptical questions of this age, and had a
fervor to share the gospel from the authority
of God’s Word with whomever they met. This
could change the world.”
Ken Ham
Vibrant
Christian Schools
quickly make changes
when something is
not working well.
I will never forget a particular fine young person we
hired to teach in our Christian school. Their resume
looked great, and we assumed they would be a good
addition to our teaching team. After only a few weeks of
school, we knew we had a serious problem. This teacher
was severely lacking in the skills to communicate effec-
tively with students. We were facing student and parental
frustration as well as the possibility of losing a year of
quality instruction in a very important area of study. We
wanted to find a win/win solution. How could we preserve
the dignity of the teacher and the educational integrity
of the students? We decided to bring in an administrator
to assist in teaching the class. It was a costly investment
for the administrator and school but it helped us save the
year for the teacher and students. Obviously, we did not
renew this teacher’s contract the following year, but we
treated them with great respect. We did not allow
this situation to ruin a school year and
cause us to lose students.
Schools that fail to address
problem areas objectively
and decisively will lose their
vibrancy and momentum.
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