Why I Put My Kids in a Christian School
By Victoria Cobb
On Tuesday , November 22 , 2011 , I sat at my kindergartner ’ s
Thanksgiving school assembly . Before I knew it , tears rolled down my face as I watched my daughter recite Psalm 136 . It wasn ’ t that I was utterly amazed at her ability , especially since we had never practiced it at home ; instead , it was the joy exuding from her as she recited . She experienced the academic pride of mastering a difficult feat while simultaneously beginning to grasp and love God ’ s Word . This was my moment of confirmation that my choice for her education was right . Where to educate your child is rightly one of the most difficult decisions parents make . I know many people who choose a Christian school to avoid the concerning aspects of a public school . A Christian school is a refuge in the days of the Common Core curriculum and co-ed bathroom requirements . At least in a Christian school , no one tells your child they cannot select Jesus as their hero in their homework assignment . But my husband and I didn ’ t select a Christian school just to avoid harmful exposure . Instead , my husband and I chose a Christian school for our children so they would receive daily good exposure to biblical principles .
From Monday to Friday , I have twenty-seven waking hours with my school-aged children . Twenty-seven hours to obey Deuteronomy 6:6-9 and talk about God ’ s Word when I sit , lie down , and walk , so my children receive it . While that seems like a lot , my children ’ s school gets thirty-three hours to make an impression . Thirty-three hours to instill things consistent with our efforts to teach God ’ s Word at home or instill harmful things .
While public schools sometimes have godly teachers and can limit the harmful secular influences , we had to be honest about a teacher ’ s legal ability
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