Lesson 1 & 2 Flashcards
Is education an action or an outcome?
It is BOTH an action AND an outcome
How does education differ from learning?
Education involves a deliberate effort to control (guide, direct) a learning situation in order to attain a desired outcome or goal
What is the original cornerstone of education?
The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–9)
The education of God’s people should be what three (3) things?
Systematic, deliberate, and purposeful
Define Christian education
It is education that is Christian in focus and intent. It is an effort to encourage people to gain an authentic relationship with God.
List four (4) basic ways to understand Christian education
a) Religious instruction
b) Socialisation process
c) Personal development
d) Process of liberation
What three (3) scriptures show that once the truth has been taught, it must be constantly reaffirmed?
a) 1 Timothy 4:6 b) 2 Timothy 1:6\nc) 2 Peter 1:12
Why must the church accept the responsibility to teach?
People are not being educated at home, and education in school is usually secularised to the extreme
Students will NOT hunger and thirst after righteousness if they are fed what?
Half–prepared, half–researched, non–anointed, man–made trifles
Is the pursuit of knowledge the same as the pursuit of truth?
No
How can we ensure that the knowledge we seek is the truth?
Make sure it lines up with the Word of God
What six (6) things do Christian educators want their students to be able to do?
a) Know the truth
b) Understand the truth
c) Practise truth
d) Perceive truth
e) Differentiate truth
f) Relate truth to others
Define head knowledge
What we know
Define heart knowledge
What we understand
Define hand knowledge
What we do
If people aren’t taught how to recognise truth from error, what can happen?
They can become prey to deception
What is the best way to detect a counterfeit note?
By learning what a real note looks and feels like
How do you differentiate truth?
By distinguishing God’s truth (‘big T’) from man’s truth (‘little T’)
