Robert F. Davis

CP Guest Contributor

Latest

  • Christian School Choice: Impertinent Paradigms for Parents (Part 2)

    Christian School Choice: Impertinent Paradigms for Parents (Part 2)

    Another area for exploration which will reveal "budget bloat" or excessive spending has to do with a top heavy administration, that which resembles government schools and lacks the efficiency of the well run independent school. When a school has a: head of school, principal, assistant principal, disciplinarian, class deans, or any combination of these and more, you may expect budget strain.

  • Christian School Choice: Pertinent Paradigms for Parents (Part 1)

    Christian School Choice: Pertinent Paradigms for Parents (Part 1)

    It's strange, but from time-to-time I'm stopped on the street or approached in a coffee shop by parents of school age children and questioned about Christian schooling. Essentially the question is, Of the Christian schools in the area, or colleges, which would you, suggest I consider?" Now, that seems innocent enough, but not to me.

  • Spiritual Formation, Making It Stick! (Pt. 3)

    Spiritual Formation, Making It Stick! (Pt. 3)

    Recognizing the spiritual needs of culture reveals the great need, in Christian schools, for a more focused approach to "spiritual formation" necessary. Planning how to make spiritual formation" integral to the curriculum then is paramount.

  • Spiritual Formation, Integral to Christian Schooling (Pt. 2)

    Spiritual Formation, Integral to Christian Schooling (Pt. 2)

    The Cardus Educational Survey (CES) revealed, while graduates of Protestant Christian school registered "raw scores" which were high regarding: preparation for a vibrant spiritual life, obligation to accept church leadership authority, frequency of church attendance, biblical authority, and strong biblical values, the school's effect on these positions achieved much lower scores.

  • Do Christian Schools Teach Spiritual Formation?

    Do Christian Schools Teach Spiritual Formation?

    Do Christian Schools teach spiritual formation? Well, somewhat. Let me be more specific: "Do Christian schools teach spiritual formation sufficiently to prepare students for engaging culture effectively?