Where Should My College-Age Child Go to College?
What would you do if you found out your college tuition was funding the formation of a "Pagan Student Alliance" at your local university? If you think this isn't possible, check out this story. Secular universities pride themselves in affirming and encouraging diversity. Have you wondered where this quest for diversity ends?
Secular universities espouse the notion that all ideas are of equal value and should be explored. As a result, young impressionable minds are exposed to ideologies, worldviews and philosophies that are often dangerous. Christian parents should prepare their children for what to expect if they choose to send them to a state run school. Most parents don't even think of this as they tend to focus their energies on giving their children what they want and what they can afford. While it is true that parents should explore whether the major their children want to be trained in is offered and staffed by qualified professors, the underlying philosphy of the school and the campus environment must be also be researched with equal diligence.
I encourage parents to consider sending their children to a quality Christian College or University. While the cost seems higher in dollar and cents, the price they pay for settling for a state school may be greater. Many Christian colleges have student aid packages that rival, and often beat ,what a secular school can offer. The class size in Christian colleges are smaller, therefore affording the student more individualized attention. Christian college professors are every bit as qualified to teach their subjects and often do it at a lower salary simply because they want to teach in a better environment than that which is offered by a more "presitigious" state university.
Most Christian colleges require that all their professors sign a statement of faith and practice their faith as a visible sign of their commitment to Jesus. Christian colleges explore alternative worldviews and philosophies, but from a Christian and biblical framework. Christian professors reinforce the faith of their students while at the same time teaching them to ask the tough questions of faith. This is a far better alternative to prepare young people for "real" life.
I don't wan't my money used to subsidize an environment that encourages "communism, paganism, materialism anarchism, and other isms that confuse impressionable minds. The purpose of a college education is to equip not deconstruct. I would want my children's college professors to complement where I have diligently laid a foundation. I would want my children to come out, after 4 years of education and tens of thousands of invested dollars, stronger disciples of Jesus than when they went in.
Secular universities espouse the notion that all ideas are of equal value and should be explored. As a result, young impressionable minds are exposed to ideologies, worldviews and philosophies that are often dangerous. Christian parents should prepare their children for what to expect if they choose to send them to a state run school. Most parents don't even think of this as they tend to focus their energies on giving their children what they want and what they can afford. While it is true that parents should explore whether the major their children want to be trained in is offered and staffed by qualified professors, the underlying philosphy of the school and the campus environment must be also be researched with equal diligence.
I encourage parents to consider sending their children to a quality Christian College or University. While the cost seems higher in dollar and cents, the price they pay for settling for a state school may be greater. Many Christian colleges have student aid packages that rival, and often beat ,what a secular school can offer. The class size in Christian colleges are smaller, therefore affording the student more individualized attention. Christian college professors are every bit as qualified to teach their subjects and often do it at a lower salary simply because they want to teach in a better environment than that which is offered by a more "presitigious" state university.
Most Christian colleges require that all their professors sign a statement of faith and practice their faith as a visible sign of their commitment to Jesus. Christian colleges explore alternative worldviews and philosophies, but from a Christian and biblical framework. Christian professors reinforce the faith of their students while at the same time teaching them to ask the tough questions of faith. This is a far better alternative to prepare young people for "real" life.
I don't wan't my money used to subsidize an environment that encourages "communism, paganism, materialism anarchism, and other isms that confuse impressionable minds. The purpose of a college education is to equip not deconstruct. I would want my children's college professors to complement where I have diligently laid a foundation. I would want my children to come out, after 4 years of education and tens of thousands of invested dollars, stronger disciples of Jesus than when they went in.
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