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Should Christians avoid public school at all costs? The answers might surprise you.
Key Points:
- Raising children is a form of stewardship. They are God’s children that you have stewardship over. You want to point them in the direction of God.
- Education has to be what is best for your children in your situation, and this can be different for different people.
- Wherever you educate your children, it needs to be a supplement to what you are teaching at home, not a substitute.
- You should aim for your children to become salt of the earth and light of the world (Matthew 5:13-14), that should be the focus of their education wherever you choose to place them.
Quote This:
Psalm 127:3-4Children are a gift of the Lord; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Have you felt judged by others for the choices you’ve made for your family? Explain.
- What are the common fears of Christian parents sending kids to public school? What are some downsides to private schools or homeschooling?
- What are some factors that can be different for each family or each child when choosing how to educate?
- Read Psalm 127:3-4. What do you think your God-given job is for raising your kids? How does your choice of education relate to that?
- What does it mean that education is not a substitute for what you should be doing in the home with your kids? What are some values that you should be teaching your kids in the home?
- Read Matthew 5:13-14. How can you help your kids understand that wherever they are, they need to be a light for Jesus?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
