a conference for
graduate students,
faculty, and
professionals

Education is never really neutral. Teachers — and the schools or colleges where they serve — always educate on the basis of some understanding of human nature, whether that is avowed explicitly or not. The Education track will consider the implications of a biblical understanding for Christian educators. Presentations will include a discussion of the emerging policy context which makes the distinctive mission of each school (whether public or private) more significant than ever; the opportunities for and constraints upon Christian teachers in public schools and colleges; and the vision for explicitly Christian education.

Much of the track time will be devoted to working groups with a shared interest, whether in Christian, public, or independent schools or in colleges. Each group will design a school or college with a distinctive character, working through how the conference theme of each day would be applied to curriculum and organization and to culture, climate, and relationships. The final session will be devoted to presenting the working groups' visions for education.