(image courtesy of Andrew Chantry Fine Art Gallery)If there was ever a question about my personal philosophy and how it got so messed up, check this out. In My wanderings today, I ran across this years student handbook from my Alma Mater. text in italics is my added commentary, highlighted in color ar the words I found most interesting.
Philosophy
Essentially, the Christian school brings together man's faith in God and its manifestation in his daily living. In its approach to general education the Christian school attempts to correlate and synthesize the whole of human experience, believing that the secular and religious facets of life, properly understood, constitute but two sides of the same reality.
--I love the word choice here. Don't you just get a warm, fuzzy feeling reading all of this chauvinistic perversity?
The school seeks to make Christ real and pertinent in the lives of students by providing an educational program which engenders wholesome attitudes, sound mental processes, and usable socialization skills based on the accumulated wisdom of human experience and of Divine Revelation.
--what does that gibberish even mean?
It is believed that the well educated Christian will be able to find meaning and purpose in the complex maze of life and to pursue courses of action that will bring spiritual self-realization, refinement of mind, moral awareness and creative involvement in the whole spectrum of living. Fundamental to this process is exposure of students to the ideas and forces that have shaped our world and brought us to our present level of achievement. To the extent the school can help students arrive at an embryonic world view, students are encouraged to interpret and reshape both personal and societal priorities and contribute to the betterment of the human condition.
--Excellent choice of words here as well. Embryonic? Are we talking about abortions and getting political here? Really. Defined as shapeless, rudimentary, premature and -at best - budding, why would you want to help a student have an embryonic worldview? Basically, they are trying to shape kids who live in a bubble, unexposed to the corrupting forces of the world and kept pure by ignorance. Brilliant idea guys. But, the next part is my favorite.
This concept of the Christian School is based upon the belief that there are unchanging principles of truth underlying the universe which make systematic knowledge possible, of goodness which make morality binding, and of beauty, which, because it is the reflection of both truth and goodness, frees the spirit for creative expression and renewal.
I was amazed by how far off base this statement is. It runs completely against the Postmodern model. Congratulations LAB, you are officially going against the grain!
Courtesy of the 2006-2007 Los Angeles Baptist High School Student Handbook, Section 1.4
1 comment:
It has been in my experiance as a young lad, all private educational facilities are no more than a molding chamber to shape and impress young minds, done often via intimidation, fear and my personal favorite...a ruler. With that said,"theres nothin like a priest hand on your shoulder and a baby ruth as a reward."
As a Christian you know you have been taught the "truth" so whats the point of even discussing the merits of which institution provides the best point of view. They are all twisted...Jesus kicked it with prostitutes, does'nt mean I like prostitutes well..one time but not a very interesting story. It's only thirty seconds long but I was sixteen.Nice Article I'll be back!
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