The Battle for Education

A friend of my daughter is studying to be a secondary teacher and, as one of the requirements for her degree, spent Friday observing in a local high school. This particular school is one that has been praised in the media of late for its great improvement; no guns have been reported in over a year, and no students or teachers have been permanently injured.


She saw two fights break out in the hall, neither of which was reported. She heard students using fowl language on phones and other electronic communications during classes without consequence. She heard the same language directed at teachers, and she witnessed teachers trash talking students and the teaching profession.

God bless her; she still wants to teach, and she wants to teach in just such a school. She will be giving her talent, her youth, her enthusiasm and her potential earning power to a system and a student body that will show no appreciation and could potentially do her bodily harm. She and others like her are on the front lines of a war that needs to be waged by all of us.

And, praise God, the community surrounding that school has joined the battle. This month they raised over twenty thousand dollars to fund a “Bible in the Schools” teacher for the next three years. Whoever holds that position will be a seasoned professional and a practicing Christian whose faith and commitment will be tested daily. Please pray for God to bless all those who are willing to sacrifice so much to bring true peace and knowledge to our schools.