This paper focuses on the concept for Christian education to be permeated with great moral and ethical teaching. Character education can be the tool for that necessary teaching if consistent with Biblical teaching. There is great demand for the teaching of morality in all schools today, yet is the intention in Christian schools really to teach…

Halloween is becoming one of the most controversial days of the school year, due to parents' religious, educational, and safety concerns. Although Halloween celebrations do not violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, teachers should not use them as an occasion to teach about Druidism. Schools should have opt-out provisions and…

Analysis of key Dutch, Anglo-American, and Germany literature on Christian schools identified different conceptions of their identity: one-dimensional (purely religious); multidimensional (education influenced by but not dependent on Christian worldview); abstract universal versus concrete/contextual; and static versus dynamic. Conceptions did not…

According to Robert L. Simonds, president and founder of the National Association of Christian Educators, public education is a stronghold of the devil that promulgates atheism and immorality. The key to controlling education is to establish Christian Parents' Committees in all 15,700 school districts across the U.S. and elect members to local…

Identifies differences between Canada Native religions and Christianity in order to explore the true definition of spirituality. Believes that nature should be considered the equal of humans and deems the natural world as sacred. Concludes that students in social studies classrooms should learn about Native perspectives to help them understand…

This book explores the spiritual dimension of leadership. Its discussion of leadership includes formal leading within education. The book has six chapters. The first two chapters trace the development of leadership thought/theory and practice and discuss phenomena that are present on a continuing basis in society and particularly within…

Discusses the history of using religious art to teach young children about their faith. Quotes and discusses a speech about art and catechesis by Pope Paul VI, who maintained that the image of Jesus arouses compassion in everyone. Argues that images of Christ brings new insights to people, especially children. (AJL)

Linda Page's article ("A Conservative Christian View on Values," this issue) mistakenly argues that the source of this country's moral crisis lies in a 30-year history of moral relativism in schools promoted by the values-clarification movement. Page unfairly blames educators for the growth in crime and violence and the decline of moral…

Instead of emphasizing our common experience, some groups are conducting a harsh campaign against religious parents desiring to work in partnership with educators. This article summarizes what Christian parents find objectionable about multiculturalism, sex education, and rigid interpretations of church-state separation. In a sidebar, Mary Poplin…

In 1992, a high-school student and a math teacher sued the Cleveland Public Schools in Federal District Court, contending that the board's opening prayers violated the establishment clause and the Ohio Constitution. The 6th Circuit Court upheld this suit, saying school-board prayer differs from permissible legislative prayer. (MLH)

During the 1960s and 1970s, public education's most vociferous critics were political leftists. Current challenges to public school programs and reform efforts are most often initiated by conservative citizen groups with fundamentalist Protestant leanings. This article describes the most active groups; their targets, allegations, strategies, and…

An analysis of missionary education of slaves in the British West Indies from 1800 to 1833 examines the aims of missionary education and how they were either congruent with or antithetical to the society in which they operated; the methods of instruction; the nature of content and materials; and the impact on the slave society in the West Indies.…

After 13 years of rebelling against alleged public school transgressions of parental rights, Citizens for Excellence in Education is promoting reconciliation with public school educators. Actions include focusing rhetoric on solutions, not problems; developing biblical support papers to guide Christian conduct; and promoting improvement-oriented…

For schools to work constructively with disenfranchised religious parents, administrators must listen to parents' concerns, and religious parents must accept the school as a pluralistic forum. Schools should welcome children with religious values, allow appropriate religious expression, provide staff training, educate for pluralism, and involve…

A Roman Catholic educator ponders his failure to defend a thinking-skills program to angry parents convinced that such "New Age" philosophies would corrupt their children. Many Christian Fundamentalist authors are ultrafundamentalists attempting to assert their world view as dominant. Hated New Age practices include acupressure, YMCA…