Chapter 1: The Nature and Purpose of Schooling
Summary: This chapter can be split into five sections, of which I will focus on three. This chapter focuses on the nurturing and education of children, especially in a Christian school context. Three Main Agencies of Christian Education Van Brummelen uses the analogy of a three-legged stool (see graphic) to show that if one of the agencies of Christian is neglected or one is overemphasized that the stool will not be able to stand firm. Therefore, if a child is learning contradictory information in different agencies, they will be confused and find difficulty standing. Family/Home Have the primary responsibility of the education of their children. Ephesians 6:4 shows that training in the way of the LORD must start at home. While this training is mostly informally done through parental modelling, there is also the calling to explicitly teach your children about the Bible. Church The emphasis should be going from elementary knowledge of God to more in-depth underst...
