First, a recap: Schools and Rules — Intro — a case in Vermont of a Christian school kid who was suspended partly for questioning his school’s dress code rules and other policies got me thinking about how Grace-in-Education might force some differences in the way we educators think about school rules […]
This is another post in a series. We’re thinking about how authority and rules (and challenges to those rules) should play out in a Grace-based classroom. Earlier posts are right before this one if you want to catch up. 2. If you refuse to allow criticism or challenge within your […]
Yesterday I mentioned the case of the kid in Vermont who was suspended for the remainder of the year by his Christian school because of his essay challenging the school’s rules for behavior and dress code. I used that as a jumping off point to think about how we should […]
A few weeks ago, a junior at a independent Baptist Christian high school in Vermont was suspended for the remainder of the school year because of an essay. His paper (which avoided topics on the teacher’s “banned topics” list) challenged the school’s dress code rules as ineffective and inconsistent. Citing a […]
Awhile ago I codified some key tenets about a biblical view of “sin.” You can find that entire post here, and it’s pretty short, designed for a quick read. I recommend visiting it before reading on….. On Sin It’s been on my mind for a while now to set down […]
