Tag Archives: education
No More Back-to-School
Last month, the theology editor at Christianity Today Stefani McDade published a piece defending her choice to eventually send her young daughter, currently a mere toddler, to a local government school. The back-to-school season prompted her to examine how we think about education, discipleship, and the faithfulness of God.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged children, Christianity Today, education, Homeschool, Jen Wilkin, Kirk Cameron, public school, Stefani McDade
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Protect Your Kids
There is a crisis in American government schools– especially in liberal states such as Big Blue Illinois. Not only is the crisis moral, but it is also academic – and obviously so.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, education, proficiency, Protect Our Kids, public school
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Christian Liberty Academy: An Alternative to Public School
Lately, education is all over social media and the subject of many news stories. Specifically of interest is the downfall of government schools. Not only do parents worry about the content their children are being exposed to, but they are also rightfully concerned about the lack of academic excellence being achieved.
Posted in Education, Faith
Tagged Christian Liberty Academy, Christian Liberty Homeschools, education, government school, Governor Pritzker, Homeschool, National Association of Private Schools, Pastor Calvin Lindstrom, Pastor Paul Lindstrom, private education, public school, Senate Bill 2872
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What Did You Learn at School Today?
It seems like anything can become a political issue nowadays. Schools are no exception. IFI has frequently sounded the alarm about the indoctrination of students occurring in today's education system and, Lord willing, we'll continue to do so as long as it's happening.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, education, families, government school system, Illinois Policy Institute, Parents, Ronald Reagan, Teachers
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You Cannot Homeschool
A homeschool advocate acquainted with an IFI staff member recently answered over 150 Facebook messages about homeschooling. "It's just blowing up!" the advocate said. "Lots and lots of parents from central and southern IL wanting out." Homeschooling has been around for a few decades now, and it has made significant advances in quality and acceptability over the years, but it usually seems to have been relegated to the academic fringes.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged C.S. Lewis, education, families, Homeschool, kids, Parents, public school, sex education, Teachers
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Decoupling Schooling from the State
On July 27 [2023],, I went to a forum hosted by Americans for Prosperity, focused on fixing the deep problems in K-12 schooling. I had been asked to come and present my perspective by the organizer of the event, even though he knew I opposed one of the three proposals his organization was supporting.
Posted in Education, Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged Alex Newman, Americans for Prosperity, children, Christianity, education, Hitler, Homeschool, John Dewey, K-12, Parents, private schools, public schools, School Choice, schools, Teachers, VEOA
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Suffering, Challenge, and the Next Generation
God gives to all parents a two-fold charge: We must be faithful with what the Lord has given to us, and we have a duty to teach and encourage the next generation to do the same. This is a great challenge that can only be accomplished by God’s grace. Even so, we do and should ask the question, “How can we best teach and prepare our children?”
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged Christianity, education, Nik Ripken, Parents, President Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, The Insanity of God
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Government Incompetence Puts Students at Risk
In an obvious attempt to discredit homeschooling as a legitimate education choice, left-leaning “news” outlet ProPublica (in cooperation with Capitol News Illinois) published an article condemning homeschool freedom in Illinois.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Sexuality
Tagged Beth Hundsdorfer, child abuse, children, education, Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Homeschool, Molly Parker, Parents
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Attention Parents: Illinois Has Horrible Proficiency Rates
A devasting new report from researchers at Wirepoints, a nonpartisan, Illinois-based research and news organization, reveals that Illinois is failing its children and their families. Students are failing math on a widescale level. A mere 27% of Illinois students are able to solve math problems at their grade level. An astonishing 1.4 million children are not proficient in math.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, education, families, Illinois, proficiency, Ted Dabrowski
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SkyTree Book Fairs: A Pro-Family Replacement to Scholastic
I remember clearly the highlight Scholastic Book Fairs were during the school year when I was growing up. I personally loved being able to get out of class early to go peruse the books at the fair. I even convinced my mom to buy me a few. Sadly, Scholastic turned down the path of radical ideology a while ago, and these days, they continue pushing anti-family, anti-God messaging.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged books, education, Kevin Sorbo, learning, Parents, radical ideology, Scholastic Book Fairs, SkyTree, SkyTree Book Fairs, students
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2024 ICHE Homeschool Conference
The ICHE Homeschool Conference is not just a weekend to fill your mind and book bag; it is an experience that can change your family's trajectory.
Tagged children, education, family, Homeschool, ICHE, ICHE Homeschool Conference
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What Once Was Can Be Again: Christian Education and the Reformation
We are now in mid-2017, the 500th anniversary of the epochal and world-changing Reformation. By revisiting the teaching of that era, we can gain a renewed hope for the modern evangelical Church, the rightful heir to that rich theology and history.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged children, Christianity, education, families, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Matthew Fox, Matthew McConaughey, Reformation, Roman Catholic Church, Ulrich Zwingli
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