I finished this book in less than a day (it's pretty short), and loved it!

The primary focus of this book is on answering three questions: What is the goal of education? Who should teach our children? What should our children be taught?

This book is written for parents, those who do and do not homeschool their children. Sproul takes a very strong position that all parents should homeschool, not merely send their child to a Christian school, and certainly not send their child to a state-run school where Christ's name can't even be mentioned. There is no doubt that many Christians will take offense at his strongly worded arguments, but I would encourage anyone in that boat to keep reading and pray to see the heart of the message; I don't even have children to homeschool, yet I was very encouraged and convicted by this book, because of the overarching theme of the goal of education, which can easily be applied to my life.

"The goal of education, biblically speaking, is the goal of everything."(pg 17) Sproul attests that we are called to live our lives serving the Lord, for His glory. "Education is discipleship." (pg 21)

Our goal for ourselves should be to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5), and this is the same goal we should desire for our children. So the goal of education is to raise and teach our children in such a way that they will love the Lord with all their heart and all their soul and all their strength.

I loved the point that "all education is inherently religious" (pg 15) - this hearkens back to the biblical concept that one cannot serve two masters. Either you teach your children to love God, or you teach your children to hate Him. There is no compromise, no in-between state. "Education cannot be 'neutral'." (pg 16)

Sproul's writing is very easy to understand, and I found his arguments engaging and easy to follow. I especially love that he doesn't approach the subject as an "expert" but, instead, is very humble and quick to admit his own failings. Because of this, I felt the book was quite grace-filled.

I was personally quite convicted of what I value - it is very easy to fall into the trap of valuing what the world values, and just slapping a "Christian" label onto it. This book continually kept bringing me back to acknowledging the fact that Jesus is all I need and my goal should be to live a life in obedience and service to Him. All additional education, be it history, math, reading, etc., all additional activity, whether tennis or washing dishes, is second to my ultimate goal of glorifying God. I can glorify God through these things, but they are not the end goal.

I would recommend this book to parents and non-parents alike. It is convicting, challenging, and encouraging - certainly worth the read! ( )

This is an amazing book to encourage homeschooling families ( )

NO OF PAGES: 142 SUB CAT I: Education SUB CAT II: Family SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Who should teach our children? What should they be taught? What is the goal of education? R. C. Sproul Jr. provides this unique approach to homeschooling, answering these and other questions. He maintains that education is discipleship; the goal is seeing your children bear fruit, grow in grace, and become more and more like Christ.NOTES: Donated by Liz Henderson. SUBTITLE: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling

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