With the rising popularity of charter schools and the possibility of school vouchers, the choices are increasing rapidly. As Charles Glenn of Boston University explained in his address about education, Christian parents have several choices, each of which could be right if handled correctly by the parents. But the issues Christians should focus on are not types of schools, Glenn said. Instead they should consider the preparation of teachers and the role of government in all schools. Christian parents should expect high academics from all schools, Glenn said.
High academics depend on strong teachers and a solid curriculum.
Along the same vein, all facts should be presented when teaching a class. A curriculum that does not allow teachers to say who the pilgrims were giving thanks to on Thanksgiving and a curriculum that does not allow teachers to mention the Christian motivation of some Civil Rights is giving students an incomplete history, Glenn said. While some churches and their congregations avoid working with government to address issues such as welfare reform and education, there's little doubt of their concern about them. That's not so when it comes to the plight of refugees in the United States, according to Christine Pohl of Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Nevertheless it is an issue that Christians cannot turn away from, Pohl claimed.