If one were to conduct a nation-wide poll of private school leaders asking them to identify the greatest threat to the health, stability, and future of their schools, undoubtedly there would be a myriad of opinions. Negative influences… Continue Reading
A leadership crisis is looming in America. The current generation of leaders is not adequately passing the baton of leadership to the next generation. Let’s review the facts: The baton is not being passed in business. Five hundred of the… Continue Reading
Watching “The Andy Griffith Show” is one of my favorite ways to unwind after a long day. The DVDs from the library have the original sponsor spots which closed the shows. These old commercials are fun to watch, but one thing really bothers… Continue Reading
Mass schooling of a compulsory nature really got its teeth into the United States between 1905 and 1915, though it was conceived of much earlier and pushed for throughout most of the nineteenth century. The reason given for this enormous… Continue Reading
Jacques Barzun in his book Teacher in America satirizes the way many use the word “education” as the great solution – “education” is meant to do everything the world leaves undone so the prevailing dogma has become that “education is the… Continue Reading
I think the poet Catullus is noted first to have said, “The government that governs least, governs best.” Paine, Jefferson and Thoreau each followed with their own versions of the sentiment, though each also with their own intent. As a… Continue Reading
The dean of students at a Christian college learned that a group of students planned to visit a popular local bar one Friday night. He and his deputy crafted an ingenious plan to address the problem. They left their homes and families… Continue Reading
In the beginning there was a triangle – an unholy triangle- a three sided journey by ship that brought unsurpassed wealth to millions for over four centuries. From the 15th to the 19th century, the unholy triangle held sway over the… Continue Reading
Retiring Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) President Ken Smitherman is sounding the alarm. According to a study of ACSI tuition statistics, over the past twenty years ACSI member school costs have risen an average of… Continue Reading
How can an evangelical Christian, trained in literature by a champion of classical education, himself a book loving English teacher and C.S. Lewis scholar (nay, fanatic), possibly argue that schools which ground their philosophy in a… Continue Reading
An answer to this question needs to first address underlying assumptions: What is the purpose of Christian education? What is the nature of truth? What is the gospel? What is required of discipleship? The purpose of Christian education is… Continue Reading
When I was a youth pastor, I had what many would call a demanding and teaching-based ministry, so all this talk of spiritual formation reminds me of similar discussions I used to have with parents. They wanted the youth group to be less… Continue Reading
