tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7282410011408820652.post6123205725596718346..comments2023-06-21T02:52:24.071-07:00Comments on Cup of Grace Studio: College, languages....Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523153276984536838noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7282410011408820652.post-62353440927993986562011-02-11T04:46:40.618-08:002011-02-11T04:46:40.618-08:00It's late/early and I'm going back to bed....It's late/early and I'm going back to bed. I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear but I'll read this later and see if there's anymore I want to say.. :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523153276984536838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7282410011408820652.post-16547885889153716172011-02-11T04:45:39.425-08:002011-02-11T04:45:39.425-08:00It is true that college is most often seen in a vo...It is true that college is most often seen in a vocational light, and I think we have to acknowledge that aspect. Say, if a boy is really good at science, wants to go into engineering or medicine and you say you want him to do the liberal arts college that could be really discouraging. But if he wants to be a pastor or a teacher than a liberal arts college would be right up his alley. And (to throw another wrench in the mix)if we say a young man has to be vocationally ready before pursuing any relationship with a girl...<br /><br />But I've also seen a few of the NSA graduates struggling with what they ought to do post graduation. They are educated, they really are. Nobody can deny that. But they don't have a sell-able education, they often have to go back to school for something else... I'm just not sold that it's the best option for everyone in how I see it played out. It just depends on the kid.<br /><br />BUT if we parents are doing our job showing our kids that God's world is an interesting place, that you CAN learn what you want to learn if you try, that learning in itself is gratifying and not only that, a godly reflection of God's image in man, then we need not worry that our kids won't get the education they need because they will be internally motivated to achieve it. <br /><br />I'm also saying that we don't all have the same position in the body of Christ. He has room for the plumber, the mathematician, the artist, the teacher-all are a reflection in His glory and not one of us is vast enough to reflect His glory fully, so we NEED different kinds of people. And our kids will be their own different kind of people, and our job as parents and educators is to find Gods reflection in them and polish it up and bring it forward to bless the Body of Christ.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523153276984536838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7282410011408820652.post-19341199315673157042011-02-11T01:15:24.365-08:002011-02-11T01:15:24.365-08:00Thanks, Kerri. I appreciate your thoughtful respon...Thanks, Kerri. I appreciate your thoughtful response. It seems that higher ed is almost always viewed in a vocational light. As a liberal arts student, I found that my higher ed to be entirely non-vocational... and I still glory in that fact!<br /><br />Thanks, again,<br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7282410011408820652.post-50146818746281731922011-02-10T19:15:58.559-08:002011-02-10T19:15:58.559-08:00Kerri, good thoughts as always. Wish you were a l...Kerri, good thoughts as always. Wish you were a little more prolific, but I'll take what I can get. <br /><br />We are thinking a lot about college now, not because it it imminent for us, but just because our expectations are changing.<br /><br />I earned my bachelor's degree at age 32 as an adult student, working all day and taking one or two classes at night. 3 years later I was married and a stay-home mommy. I'm still glad I finished my degree, and I've always thought that my kids would go to college too.<br /><br />My husband was an engineer for many years; he of course was college-educated. Now he's a seminary student. He doesn't regret any of his education either.<br /><br />But as we look at the way the world is changing we wonder if it's a given for our children. In 5 years, when my oldest might be ready, would he be better off apprenticing with a plumber? Will his interest in robotics get him into a university degree program, or might he do just as well if continues learning through robotics clubs and competitions? Will my artsy/crafty daughter do well at a university art program or, like your son, do better at a specialized school? <br /><br />They both know they can learn whatever they want on their own. We are not unschoolers but they both spend a lot of time doing their own thing. <br /><br />Hard to know what to do, or how to think about it.<br /><br />We like Latin here. We are studying it very casually but I hope to move on when we finish our basic course. It's true that it helps with English. And it's fun. The seminarian wishes he had learned it, though it's not required for his M.Div. Greek and Hebrew are his languages.Marbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396985630486715494noreply@blogger.com