“Teachers who do not teach within the framework of a godless worldview are breaking the law and risk teaching the child that Christians are lawbreakers.”
This is not factually true. I am well within my rights in the classroom to make students aware of the Christian world-view. Freedom of speech, and this includes religious expression, is still protected by the Constitution. I will take on the proclaimers of “separation of church and state” head on should they seek to stifle this (though I’ve never done or said anything that has drawn a challenge). As I teach in a fairly “churched” community, I am able to elicit responses to questions and comments from students whose background includes biblical teaching. In this way, I invite, encourage and VALIDATE their input. Both the saved and the unsaved in my classroom see this. I am actually attempting to educate the next generation that the Christian perspective is just as valid as the secular in public discourse—something sadly lacking in today’s marketplace of ideas .
There is no possible way, that a government teacher could teach in the same spiritual manner as my seventh grade nun, Sister Mary Victoria. They would be fired within the day. And....They would be forcing their Christian religious worldview on captive children who are in the godless government classroom under threat of police and court action. ( It isn't Christian to use force to impose one’s worldview on captive children).
Christian teachers who attempt to include some lukewarm Christian awareness in godless schools risk teaching the children that Christianity is merely one of several “points of view” of which they should be aware, or that worldviews, other than Christianity, are equally valid. They are not.
What are the students learning when Christianity is presented as, “Oh!...By the way, boys and girls, here's another point of view...a Christian take on the matter.” ? Would Christ spit this out of His mouth?
I attended parochial schools for 10 years and a Catholic university. My last two years of high school and graduate school were in secular ( godless) government schools.
I testify, from personal experience, that there is a HUGE difference between an education solidly founded on a Christian worldview ( specifically one denomination of Christianity) and secular government schools. In the faith-based schools **everything** was examined and lived through the lens of faith in God and His will. The writings of our church leaders were referred to frequently, all school policies and events were based on Christian principles, even in math and science classes. In the government schools, if God ever was acknowledged it was merely a nod or two in His direction.
And....One of the worst things a Christian teacher does is beguile naive parents into believing their child's godless school can't be that bad.
Hint: It is very bad when the secular teachers, secular curriculum, and secular textbooks convey to the child that godless secularism is the most valid way to live their life.
Hint: It is even worse when Christians sneak in Christianity or do so in a lukewarm manner. The risk here is that children will learn the false idea that Christianity is sneaky and lukewarm.