by Heather A. Ross, Christian educator & curriculum writer About the Author Most of what shapes a person does not happen in moments that feel important. It happens in the ordinary hours—at the desk where a child erases and rewrites a sentence, at the piano bench where a scale is repeated one more time, in the quiet decision to return to work that is not yet finished. These moments rarely announce themselves. They leave no immediate proof that anything lasting has occurred. And yet, they are doing more than filling time. Education does not shape people all at once. It shapes them quietly—through what is asked of them each day, through what is corrected and what is allowed to pass, through the work they return to again and again until it begins to leave its mark. And through education, formation is unavoidable. Over time, attention is trained. Judgment is formed. Desire is bent toward certain ends. When Paul prays for the believers in Philippi, he prays that love itself would grow by...
Reflections on God-centered education, teaching, and formation of character