Education of Education of the Childrenthe Children

Comunicación y Gerencia

Education from a biblical worldviewEducation from a biblical worldview

Larry HagenLarry Hagen

My background: My background:

BSCE & ME degrees from Univ. of BSCE & ME degrees from Univ. of FloridaFlorida

•Taught graduate courses at Univ. of Taught graduate courses at Univ. of FloridaFlorida•Taught graduate and undergraduate Taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the University of South courses at the University of South FloridaFlorida•Teach seminars for University of Teach seminars for University of FloridaFlorida

Not that I have already Not that I have already obtained all this, or have obtained all this, or have already been made already been made perfect, but I press on to perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of Christ Jesus took hold of me.me.

- Philippians 3:12- Philippians 3:12

Key Verse: Key Verse:

Train up a child in the Train up a child in the way he should go: way he should go: and when he is old, and when he is old, he will not depart he will not depart from it.from it. ~ ~ Proverbs 22:6Proverbs 22:6

Note that it does NOT say: Note that it does NOT say:

Send your sons and Send your sons and daughters off to pagans, daughters off to pagans, atheists, and sodomites atheists, and sodomites to be trained in the way to be trained in the way they should not go, but they should not go, but tell them once a week tell them once a week that “Jesus loves you” that “Jesus loves you” and hope for the best. and hope for the best.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Deuteronomy 6:6-9

These commandments that I These commandments that I give you today are to be upon give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.and on your gates.

Importance of a biblical Importance of a biblical education:education:

Barna Research did a Barna Research did a study and noted that 86% study and noted that 86% of the teenagers who of the teenagers who grow up participating in grow up participating in church and youth group church and youth group activities turn away from activities turn away from God upon leaving their God upon leaving their parents’ home. Never to parents’ home. Never to return!return!

The Theory of 6/7:The Theory of 6/7:

Probability Probability vs. vs.

Statistics Statistics

The Theory of 6/7:The Theory of 6/7:

•Probability – the Probability – the likelihood that an likelihood that an outcome will occur.outcome will occur.

•Statistics – a summary of Statistics – a summary of the outcomes that have the outcomes that have occurred.occurred.

The Theory of 6/7:The Theory of 6/7:Flip two coins - what is the probability

of one heads and one tails?

Four possible outcomes:Heads + Heads

Heads + Tails

Tails + Heads

Tails + Tails

Probability = = ½ = 50%2 outcomes4 outcomes

The Theory of 6/7- the The Theory of 6/7- the experiment:experiment:

Outcome Probability Statistics

Heads + Heads

25% 22%

Heads + Tails 25% 22%

Tails + Heads 25% 31%

Tails + Tails 25% 25%

50% 53%

The Theory of 6/7 – the The Theory of 6/7 – the statistic:statistic:

Barna Research did a Barna Research did a study and noted that study and noted that 86%86% of the teenagers who of the teenagers who grow up participating in grow up participating in church and youth group church and youth group activities turn away from activities turn away from God upon leaving their God upon leaving their parents’ home. Never to parents’ home. Never to return!return!

The Theory of 6/7 – the The Theory of 6/7 – the probability:probability:

Six days of the week, most kids Six days of the week, most kids are told that God does not exist, are told that God does not exist, that they evolved from apes and that they evolved from apes and slime and that the Bible is false.slime and that the Bible is false.

One day of the week, they are One day of the week, they are told that the Bible is true and told that the Bible is true and that a loving God created them that a loving God created them in His image.in His image.

believe God is FProbability =

6 days

7 days= 0.857 = 86%

So what should be the So what should be the foundation of your home foundation of your home school curriculum?school curriculum?

God’s Word!God’s Word!

The World’s Education ModelThe World’s Education ModelReadingMath

EvolutionTolerance

Alternative LifestylesMulticulturalism

Social StudiesHumanities

History

God’s Education ModelGod’s Education Model

The Keys to Good The Keys to Good Homeschooling: Homeschooling:

Homeschooling is not Homeschooling is not just school at home. It just school at home. It is much more than is much more than that. It is real life that. It is real life lessons being learned lessons being learned together in an together in an atmosphere of love atmosphere of love and support.and support.

The Keys to Good The Keys to Good Homeschooling: Homeschooling:

Homeschooling must be Homeschooling must be flexible. There are a lot flexible. There are a lot of things that go on in of things that go on in our busy lives, but each our busy lives, but each one can be a teachable one can be a teachable moment if you let them. moment if you let them.

The Keys to Good The Keys to Good Homeschooling: Homeschooling:

Different children have Different children have different learning styles different learning styles (so do different adults). (so do different adults). You may need to try a You may need to try a lot of different styles lot of different styles before you find what before you find what really works for you. really works for you.

The Keys to Good The Keys to Good Homeschooling: Homeschooling:

Homeschooling should Homeschooling should be a whole family affair. be a whole family affair. We should enjoy being We should enjoy being together and learning together and learning together. We all have together. We all have different gifts and different gifts and talents, and it is talents, and it is beautiful when we all beautiful when we all use them! use them!

The Keys to Good The Keys to Good Homeschooling: Homeschooling:

Try to seek out and Try to seek out and discover what your discover what your child’s particular gifts child’s particular gifts and talents are. Help and talents are. Help them see how to use them see how to use them for the glory of them for the glory of God. Let this guide your God. Let this guide your efforts in training them efforts in training them up. up.

A Visionary Approach to A Visionary Approach to Education: Education:

Start at the end and work your way Start at the end and work your way backwards!backwards!What do you want to be What do you want to be true of your child when true of your child when they are an adult?they are an adult?What are the things What are the things they need to get there?they need to get there?Who do I need them to Who do I need them to be around to help them be around to help them get there?get there?

What to teach in the early What to teach in the early years: years:

Your children must Your children must learn learn to readto read when they are when they are young…young…so that when they are so that when they are older they can older they can read to read to learnlearn..

Read good books and Read good books and surround yourself with good surround yourself with good people…people…

“We will be the same people next year except for the books we read and the people we allow to influence our lives.”

- Howard Phillips

Teaching in the early years…Teaching in the early years…

FactsFacts

GrammarGrammar

TruthTruth

KnowledgeKnowledge

Teaching in the middle Teaching in the middle years…years…

Links / ConnectionsLinks / Connections

LogicLogic

Evaluate ideas with Evaluate ideas with truthtruth

UnderstandingUnderstanding

Teaching in the later years…Teaching in the later years…

Difficult questionsDifficult questions

RhetoricRhetoric

Communicating truthCommunicating truth

Wisdom / Wisdom / DiscernmentDiscernment

A few Proverbs on knowledge A few Proverbs on knowledge and wisdom:and wisdom:The fear of the LORD is the beginning of The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. – Proverbs 1:7discipline. – Proverbs 1:7

For wisdom will enter your heart, and For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. – knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. – Proverbs 2:10Proverbs 2:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. – Proverbs 9:10understanding. – Proverbs 9:10

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. – Proverbs 14:6discerning. – Proverbs 14:6

What do I want for my What do I want for my children?children?To know Jesus as their Lord and SaviorTo know Jesus as their Lord and Savior

To know what they believe and whyTo know what they believe and why

To know how to construct logical To know how to construct logical arguments and evaluate the arguments of arguments and evaluate the arguments of othersothers

To know how to communicate effectivelyTo know how to communicate effectively

To know the principles of mathematics and To know the principles of mathematics and science, and know that they show the glory science, and know that they show the glory of Godof God

To know how to look at every issue in life To know how to look at every issue in life with a biblical worldviewwith a biblical worldview

To know the power of compounding To know the power of compounding interestinterest

Communication – Public Communication – Public SpeakingSpeaking

The mouth of the righteous utters The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. – Psalm 37:30justice. – Psalm 37:30

My mouth will speak wisdom, and the My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will be meditation of my heart will be understanding. – Psalm 49:3understanding. – Psalm 49:3

It really does not matter what profession you It really does not matter what profession you are in, the people that can communicate their are in, the people that can communicate their ideas will be the ones who rise to the top.ideas will be the ones who rise to the top.

What are we doing now…What are we doing now…

HistoryHistory

ScienceScience

LogicLogic

Talent is Never EnoughTalent is Never Enough

GrammarGrammar

Consumer MathConsumer Math

The EndThe End

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