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…When students are suspended for giving out doughnuts with Bible verses
California Gov. Signs Bills Requiring Schools to Teach on Homosexuals Friday, 15 July 2011 10:04 AM EDT Gina Meeks News – Featured News 299Share Gov. Jerry Brown after he was sworn in on Jan. 3. (AP Images/Rich Pedroncelli) California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 48 on Thursday, making California the first U.S. state required to teach students about the contributions of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders. Also known as the Fair, Accountable, Read more [...]
Would You Stand For This?
NM School Suspends Students for Sharing Bible Verses Monday, 18 July 2011 01:06 PM EDT Jennifer LeClaire News – Featured News 184ShareRelentless. That’s how some might describe the Roswell Independent School District. That’s because the New Mexico system appears to be on a mission to squash the Word of God on its campuses, according to a lawsuit Liberty Counsel filed.The suit alleges the Roswell Independent School Read more [...]
Textbooks in Christian colleges
Textbooks are among the key determinants of a student’s intellectual development. Regrettably, not all Christian colleges are demonstrably sensitive to the power of textbooks in shaping the minds and perspectives of students. In particular Christian educationists are not in agreement about how textbooks that promote anti-biblical ideas and theories should be used in a Christian college.This issue is usually not considered a problem among experienced researchers and scholars because an important Read more [...]
An open letter to Christian professors
Help Christian Students to Learn as Christians The challenge We are concerned about the damages that secular worldviews, curricular and texts inflict on the minds of many Christian students. A large number of Christian students in secular colleges experience additional pressure in the form of having to defend their personal faith in Christ directly or indirectly before they have acquired basic intellectual skills to do so. These students need specialized support materials that are not easily accessible Read more [...]
Share your classroom experiences as a student
We experience intellectual life as Christian students differently both in hostile and friendly campuses. Tell us about your specific intellectual experiences in college – your fears, victories, failures, interaction with ideas, understanding and misunderstanding of theories, concepts and terms, right and wrong answers to questions, incidents in the lab and tutorial classes. Remember any embarrassing or exhilarating moments in the classroom or other experiences that touch on the intellectual side Read more [...]
Famous scientists in a historical perspective
Student like clear, accurate but short answers to complex questions and issues. This chart of famous scientists in a historical perspective by George W. Benthien is a very good example. It helps us to see who came after who, and possibly who read who as a background to their ideas and works. Read more [...]
Is my faith scientific? The truth about the basis of knowledge
New students can be confused about what exactly constitutes the basis of valid knowledge in various disciplines. Our guest contributor Dan Chimere-Dan clarifies an aspect of this problem that some professors use to put unnecessary pressure on the faith of Christian students. Most professors are careful in introductory courses to explain the philosophical basis of the scientific approach and the place of different types of methodology in the sequence of systematized knowledge. Unfortunately, from Read more [...]
Academic freedom for Christian students
Although issues about academic freedom are more popularly discussed and promoted in relation to researchers, scholars and professors, they apply equally to students. Many Christian students in secular universities are easy targets for intimidation and hostility from professors, authorities and professional groups simply because they hold biblical beliefs and perspectives. The subordinate position of students should never be exploited by a teacher to indoctrinate them in beliefs and viewpoints that Read more [...]
When you are marked down by a professor
Low marks are among the worst experiences of a student in the classroom. You feel crushed at the sight of a D- or something lower on your answer script. I don’t know about you. For me, whenever this happens, I go through a cycle of emotions. My first reaction is anger at the professor. Why does he or she hate me this much? After the class, my mood changes from anger to sadness, and from sadness to something like momentary depression. Is it because I am not really good enough? Is it because I am Read more [...]
Students at risk
“Students At Risk.” That’s how the publishers of Facing Intellectual Giants describe the position of students in the context of the worldview war and the battle for the minds and hearts of students in the classroom today. And they are right. Have a look at a promotional material for parents, professors, pastors and all who are concerned about the intellectual and spiritual health of Christian students and consider practical actions to help students around you. Flyer pdf 1.01mb. If you Read more [...]
