Christian School

last SG · 2006-09-24T20:40:44+00:00

Its supposed to be 'missionary' in nature right?

davidche SG

Christian schools, what do you feel about them??

Take acsbr for eg, the principal is good but the students...sigh.....

And acsI is no better, they are just more clever and more hardworking.
They never lose following the crowd

And i remember there was a anti-christian who came from a christian school?

So whats your opinion on christian schools? Rolling Eyes

<Precious> SG

David's obviously been eating/drinking vinegar to have such negative feelings about Christian schools............

Students from Christian schools are just like those from any other neighbourhood schools except that Christian schools have a much longer tradition that plays an important part in imbuing students pride. Of course, pride is like a double-edged sword. When employed properly, it instills diligence in students, resulting in comparatively better academic results. But if employed incorrectly, it results in students becoming haughty and proud........

You just cannot and should not generalize Christian schools like that David. Tsk! Tsk! Rolling Eyes

laurence82 SG

Its very hard to define ACS Barker as a Christin school

In fact, I dont know of any Christian school in that traditional sense

Most just have secular education with that wee bit of Christian education in chapel services

I am also quite cynical towards pastors and teachers preaching anyway

Laughing

davidche SG

Not really leh.

the principal shares devotion every assembly.

Going to chapel service every wednesday.

I just feel that sometimes, too much of these can make a person reject christianity more than ever. .

davidche SG

some non-believers get sick of the weekly chapel services and daily devotions ,...that they generate in themselves a rejection against them(pai2 chi4)

As for me, im fine cos im a christian, i simply doubt whether these religious activities will have positive results.

The principal of Acsbr is really a good person. God bless him.

laurence82 SG

Of course it is bad

Why should a religion impose its own wills on others?

Besides, 'Christian schools' are already a misnomer, with just chapel services, but focus mainly on secular education. Thats what people go to schools, by and large, for a whole host of reasons other than for its religious purpose, which is almost non existent.

NewAge SG

I heard that u can skip the chapel service if u dun like it.

laurence82 SG

Prolly nowadays is, but not my time.

Besides, it was prolly done after several complaints to ST Forum these few years and MOE's statement that these schools are secular in nature by right.

Kudos to these people.
Wink

davidche SG

no you cant, only muslims or indians are allowed to skip chapel

For devotions, which is sharing of daily bible verses and how it can be used on life, everyone has to listen unless you can literally close your ears.

Icemoon SG

When ACS was first started, the intention was to provide education for the poor chinese. Is that why it is called Anglo Chinese? Mr. Green Unlike RI which was intended for the elites.

So that made them (the students) see Christ.

Today ACS is a school for the rich. It is like Harvard, where connections are more important than academic results.

Ironically .. their chinese also CMI. They don't deserve the C in ACS. Laughing

Icemoon SG

Can you pretend to hold a bible but put your lesson notes inside? Laughing

NT2 SG

if u dun like or suscribe to the christian faith and values....dun ever choose a mission school and then complain this and that.

i heard of an incident a person wanted the school to remove the cross from St Hilda's Pri Sch badge..to that person i will say this

Get out!

laurence82 SG

Missionary schools are a joke nowadays. What missionary schools? Thats why I said it is a misnomer and even MOE already stated they are schools which should place priority on secular education

Laughing

Even ACJC which I attended would rather spend more time on getting donations for sports complex and renovations, compared to a mere one hour of chapel service each week

LazerLordz SG

I guess I am your old fogey from Barker, depending on how you see it.

I spent 10 years there, from the days in Canning Rise till we shifted over, and in my opinion, the religious theme of education there did shape a part of my values and principles. However, I wasn't one for organised set-ups for religion, and still am not today, although I believe in God and His will in my life.

However, I've also seen pride in their alma mater turn people into insufferable stuck ups and lazy bums who think they can get a free ride on the name of the school.

From what I know back then, the religious services are not compulsory and if you are not comfortable because you practise another religion, you could always sound out and opt out of it. Religion is not about enforced participation, but encouragement through living examples around us.

LazerLordz SG

I don't know about ACJC, but friends from there have said there is very little of the missionary heritage left today..

Icemoon SG

a pertinent question to ask is how does Protestant missionary schools compare with Catholic convent schools. Laughing

Icemoon SG

They better don't claim heritage .. or we think Christianity encourages short skirts.

LazerLordz SG

And please do bring in the Presbysterian and Adventist ones too. Wink

laurence82 SG

I was thinking back of the old days where Bible studies and such form a large part of the students' syllabus, and where the teachers are either well versed in the Bible or the likes of SJi where the teachers are Brothers as well. Where also the Christian values are preached and practised also.

My idea of ACS and the teachers now is akin to what Roald Dahl thought of his headmaster, Geoffrey Fisher, who went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was wondering, in one of his biographies, how come a chap who continually punished students physically and without remorse would later on preach about God's love and kindness.

Lose the missionary heritage is one thing. i had already become cynical of the chapel services and the so called values they preach.

I dont get the idea other schools like SAJC or CJC are strong in their missionary practices from my friends anyway. Most likely the strongest statements lie just in Christian Fellowships, which a lot of my friends didnt even join.

laurence82 SG

ACJC meh? Its the CHIJ group of schools lar

You never read the other topic?

Shocked