Why An Urban Christian Education Is Good For Your Child

By Amanda Taylor


As a parent, choosing a school for your child is a major decision. You might be split as to whether to let your child attend a private school or a public one. If you are a religious person, it might be advantageous to let your child go to a religious school. There are so many reasons why choosing an urban Christian education for your child is advisable.

The schools provide a supporting environment for students. This helps students to know that they are not alone in whatever struggles that they are facing in life. Therefore, students are much more likely to speak out whenever they have a problem. They know that their teachers and other staff in the school care about them enough to help them. This is the kind of pastoral care that is mainly found in Church, which gets extended in school.

Through the teachings at the school, children will be influenced to build a solid character that is moral and responsible. Children will also be encouraged to use their God given talents and strive to live to the best standards possible, according to their faith. They are also taught how to have integrity in today's world.

Peer pressure can have a strong effect in your child. That is why you should minimize negative peer pressure in their life. In a faith based school, your child will be surrounded by positive role models and behavior. This will encourage them to also want to do the right thing instead of falling for negative peer pressure.

Such schools tend to have fewer students. This means that your child will get more individualized attention from the teachers. Low student numbers will also encourage your child to be a participator rather than a spectator. This helps to build up their confidence.

Your child will be attending a school that has the same principles as you. This will create consistency in what you are teaching your child, since it will be similar to what they are being taught in school. This will simplify the task of you teaching your child values about God.

Students in private schools have better success rates than the students in public schools, when it comes to academic performance. Therefore, there are very high chances that your child will perform well enough to be accepted to a college. If they have a high GPA, they might even qualify for a scholarship.

The environment in the school creates a safe environment for your child to learn in peace. In public schools, there might be a lot of vulgarity, misbehavior and even violence. This can put your child at risk. But in a faith based institution, high discipline is encouraged and bad behaviors are discouraged. This ensures that your child will be able to concentrate on their studies without having all these other issues to deal with.




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