It has been a privilege to walk alongside a small private Christian school this year upon my return to the U.S. and offer my assistance in my area of expertise, but what I want to leave with those who have chosen this path, is some encouragement to stay the course.
Most parents, if you are like I was, have to sacrifice to send your child to a private school. Whether it is money, time or all the above, it requires taking the road less traveled and making a determination about what is best for your child. I am here to tell you there is no greater sacrifice you can give your child, than to have them educated in a God loving way.
I have taught at many schools in the states and recently overseas. Large, small, public, charter, private, Christian and non-Christian. What I have taken away is an appreciation for integrity in the school and doing what is right for the student, period. I have seen that best in Christian schools and teachers I commend you for choosing to work within a school that stands for Christ, and allows you to share and model that behavior to your prodigies, as you teach them academic skills.
You see parents, your kids will become adults that reflect what is taught to them more in deed than in word. When your child's teacher is patient, loving, respectful and kind, they are teaching your child to be the same. What your child learns best is what they see modeled to them everyday. Prayer, humility, respect to God and each other.
I am here to encourage parents and teachers to keep making the sacrifice. There is no car, nor house, clothes, vacations or other pleasures that can replace the investment you are making in your child, and others, to assure not only their success in life now, but life in heaven which is eternal! Proverbs Chapter 22 reminds us to “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
I am here to encourage parents and teachers to keep making the sacrifice. There is no car, nor house, clothes, vacations or other pleasures that can replace the investment you are making in your child, and others, to assure not only their success in life now, but life in heaven which is eternal! Proverbs Chapter 22 reminds us to “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Teachers, administrators, and support staff who have chosen this road, keep up the good work! You are doing an awesome job, and based on my experience and observations, you are making a difference in each child’s life through your daily sacrifice to work for less earthly compensation, storing up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust does not destroy. Matthew 6:20.
So keep the faith, it is when you are hardest hit that you must not quit!
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