Perhaps the most important thing to give your child to prepare him to confront this world is a firm grasp of logical thinking skills. Children who can logically understand what they believe will hold fast to the truth and will be able to defend it throughout their lifes. Logic is necessary to analyze other people s beliefs.
Logical fallacies are everywhere in our society.
Logic is necessary to understand and communicate our own beliefs. The Scripture commands us to prove our doctrines and practices. If we are able to think through and clearly reason from the Bible, then we will be better equipped to give a proper defense of our faith. Logic is necessary. The study of formal logic should be considered foundational to every educational curriculum.