Why allow Christian education? Many people ask themselves this question. Well God, our creator, intended for us to have biblical knowledge of Him, according to Deuteronomy 6:7, the Word of God commands parents to teach Godly principles to their children "when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." This simply means that parents must be consistent to train their children in what is right, wherever we are and in whatever we are doing. Having a Christian education allows students to have proper character training, a higher standard of conduct, and positive peer influences.
Along with Bible study, this tradition continued after U. S. independence and flourished well into the nineteenth century. As immigration multiplied the ethnic and religious identities of Americans, modernization efforts led by education reformers like Horace Mann gradually minimized religious influences in schools. In the mid 1800ʻs religion was a focal point of education in this period and the Protestants were in control. The public schools used the King James translation of the Bible that Catholics strongly objected to. They requested the use of their bible and prayers in the public schools and were denied.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. John and Mary are having an impasse with prayer in schools. The First Amendment protects both the believers and non-believers by being neutral about belief. Children and adolescences have the right to choose to pray voluntarily. “The Supreme Court has ruled that students are allowed to organize, voluntarily, religious clubs -- which can include prayer and Bible study—at public schools, just as they might any other kind of club (Mosser, 2010, pa. 2.3)” Yes, we should keep religion and school separate, but the children has the choosing to do it voluntary.
It usually starts a very young age by bringing the child to church or to Sunday school. Most Christians start teaching their children the stories of the bible and how what you do affects you in the afterlife. Most Christians believe in getting baptized at an early age so you can be cleansed of all sins. In the Christian religion, even if you have lived a life of sin, so long as you repent in the end, you will be saved and given eternal life. This is not so in other religions.
This does not mean that parents have no rights to what happens to their child while they are at school but this allows school to guide student behaviors though discipline. This idea is called in loco parentis (pg. 378). This concept was once more important in schools than it is now but it has brought forth it idea that no matter the student, disabled or not, there needs to be a certain level of responsibility put on all students for their behaviors when they are at school. This would be a great chapter of the book for parents to read because it would help them to understand why the school is doing what it is doing.
One Way, One Truth states many statistics on teenagers lives compared to when there was Bibles in public schools and then also when the Bibles were taking out from the schools in 1963. There will be a safer environment when Christianity is allowed in schools and change will take place. Having the Bible and prayer in school would make the education system better while at the same time, preparing students for their lives. “All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Position Paper – One Way, One Truth “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (First, 2010).
These needs are displayed through their, “continuing interests in morals and ethnic concerns, and questioning concerning the quest for truth and meaning in life,” (21). The students who attend public schools consider religion nothing more than a topic to argue about. As one of the students, Enio said, “Who really cares anyway? My way of looking at things is that people can believe whatever they want,” (25). In order to improve the religious dimensions of Catholic schools students should be given the experience of other religious perspectives aside from their own.
Curriculum has evolved very little in the last half century, and I feel it is time to analyze and progress how and what we teach our young people. It is the very children we are educating who should to be aware of this necessary progression. Beaurocracy and overall social structure has muted this issue for the entire modern era of education in America. In the early 1900’s John Dewey gained popularity with his theories of ‘Progressive Education" and wrote many books and articles to promote the central role of democracy in education. He though the purpose of education was not so much the acquisition of a predetermined set of skills, but rather the realization of the student's full potential and the ability to use those skills for the greater good.
This controversial issue paper will give you some insights on the past of our vast system of public education. Public education in the 1800’s went from non-existent to a broad system incorporating rich, poor, African Americans, and women. I will be discussing how Thomas Jefferson brought to the attention to the people of how public education will help shape society for a better future. How Benjamin rush states that Christianity and the bible should be incorporated in the school system to help create obedient children, and how women need to have more access to education. I will speak of the common school system and its structures, and how during the reconstruction era accomplished many positives in education.
America before the Independence America before the Independence of 1776 was different in many sides to modern America. It was different in religion, education, the way of getting food, and even farming. Education back then was really focused on religion, in the New England Colonies, parents had the mentality that their kids should learn about Christianity, and therefore taught them to read and write so they would read the Bible. New England villages having more than 100 families set up grammar schools, which taught boys Latin and math and other subjects needed to get into college. And although girls could read, they weren't allowed to go to grammar school or to college.