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Benefits of Private Christian Schools
Making the Decision for Private Christian Schools
Influence at Private Christian Schools
Private Christian Schools and Higher Academic Standards
Private Christian Schools and Like-minded People
Private Christian Schools Mean Financial Sacrifice
Private Christian Schools Focus on Morality
Private Christian Schools Respect Family Values
Smaller Student to Teacher Ratio at Private Christian Schools
Public schools tend to suffer from inadequate teacher-to-student ratios while private Christian schools tend to offer better individual attention to their students. This is the result of a lower student to teacher ratio. The National Center for Education Statistics reports a ratio of close to 16 pupils per public-school teacher for the years 2003 through 2013, which stands in marked contrast to a reported ratio of 12.5 pupils at private Christian schools.
Private Christian Schools Instill More Discipline
Clear rules and an expectation of self-disciplined behavior from pupils does wonders in encouraging inner reserves of dignity and respect for other people. Christian Education as a process aims to disciple and equip students to grow spiritually, academically, psychologically, emotionally, and socially. Many believe appropriate classroom management functions as a vital element in
creating an environment conducive to the successful fulfillment of this comprehensive development (Olley, et al., 2010). Some Christian schools aim to employ redemptive discipline (Graham,
2003) which takes on a gospel-centered, Scripturally-based, positionally-focused, and grace-oriented nature. In these schools, teachers deal with their students “in the same manner God deals with His people” (p. 265). That means teachers always maintain a position of authority and control; therefore, they not only set, monitor, and enforce rules, but they also have the right to exercise mercy and justice in the administering of those rules (p. 264). However, the goal of redemptive discipline is not for the students to conform behaviorally but rather for the students to be “conformed into the image of Christ” (Romans 8:29, English Standard Version). Rules are defined and communicated, but rules are a means to an end and not an end in and of themselves. Though the students should submit to in authority over them, bringing students to the point of desiring to submit themselves under the authority of God transcends mere outward submission.