Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
A Hebrew Education Model
To build a thoroughly Christian educational system, we must begin with a thoroughly biblical definition of education. What does the Bible tell us about education?

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Academic Requirements
Our first desire is to inspire students to become hearers and doers of God's Word, and to encourage students to search the Scriptures and apply them to everyday situations. Our second goal is to teach them a love of learning that will last a lifetime.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Ancient Greek vs. Biblical Education
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ (Colossians 2:8).

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Developing a Christian Mind
Because a Christian mind is more than a mechanical skill, such as driving a car or operating a computer, there is no simple set of steps which can be offered. There are steps to be followed, of course, like reading the Bible, praying, meditating the Word, etc. But the Christian mind is primarily the result of a deepening relationship to God in Christ by the Holy Spirit.


Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Education According to the Bible
What does the Bible say about eduction? Who, what, when and oow answers are found here.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Goals of Education
Schools evaluate learning by testing and measuring knowledge. Paul would say that character is a better indicator of a well-taught Christian.


Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
God's Wisdom vs. Man's Wisdom
There is very little question of the meaning and importance of intelligence, but until we have defined education and its purpose and goals in biblical terms, we will not be able to aim for a higher education standard. We must look at wisdom from a biblical perspective.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
MindMapping
Mindmapping is a nonlinear activity that generates ideas, images and feelings around a stimulus word. As students cluster, their thoughts tumble out, enlarging their word bank for writing and often enabling them to see patterns in their ideas.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Returning to Traditional Education - What Tradition?
Today, there is a surge of interest in the secular world to return to Greek classical education. "We need to return to the traditional literary culture, the classical standards of the past." experts demand. Insistence on a "back to basics" of "reading, writing and arithmetic," has again become popular. It is a desire to turn back to the fork where we took the wrong road. But is it God's way? Why go back to pagan Greeks ways? Why not return to biblical methods?

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Study: The Highest Form of Worship
The decision to study God's Word in order to do His Word is a meaningful act of submission and reverence - in short, it is worship.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Taking the Challenge
We must do more than rail against guideless education. We must identify a distinctively Christian curriculum - one that takes its identity, its motion from the reality of our redeemed condition - one that begins with the authority of the risen Christ speaking through His Word.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Two-Sided Curriculum Base
There are, from man's point of view, two distinct areas or realms of knowledge—God's Word and God's world. Since our criteria for education must flow from Scripture as the highest and most authoritative source of knowledge, the two realms are approached in different ways.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
What is Education?
In our society, teaching is imparting knowledge and processing information; learning is acquiring knowledge and using information. It’s hard for us to realize that teaching did not have the same meaning for Paul or Timothy or the early readers of their letters.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
What the Bible Says About Teaching
To teach the whole person, instruction must go beyond processing information. Even true information. As we look at 1 Timothy we realize that biblical teaching does involve verbal instruction. But it also involves urging, pointing out, commanding, setting an example, giving instructions. Christian teaching calls for a personal involvement that touches every aspect of the learner’s life.

Heart of Wisdom : Teaching Approach : Educational Philosophy
Worldviews
There are two main worldviews—a secular worldview and a Christian worldview. American public schools teach from a secular, humanistic worldview. Christians must evaluate the subjects in a curriculum in a radically different way from that of a secular humanist.