Train Up a Child in the Way They Should Go

The Journey: PCA Parent Podcast

Guest: Kristin Dysart, M.Ed., MS and US Guidance Counselor, PCA North

PCA isn’t just a “college prep” educational institution - the Biblical worldview and academic rigor of PCA is designed to equip students for success in life, which includes college for those who desire to attend.

Kristin references a Christianity Today article that differentiates between the “price” of a college education and the “cost” - which dives into the cost of young people being indoctrinated in a worldview that is contrary to solid and orthodox Biblical teaching. In the article, Dr. Henderson points to a “strong link between a young person’s choice of a college and their short-term and long-term commitment to Christian faith.” Here is a summary of that article.

To learn more about Hope College’s “Hope Forward” initiative featured on Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast, click here.

What should parents instill in their children as they mature on their journey at PCA - here are some recommendations:

• Allow your children to fail and to learn from their mistakes
• Stain your children with the Word of God
• Ground your children’s identity in Christ
• A connection to you as a parent is more important to your child’s development than connections to their peers
• Train your children to be responsible for their actions
• Be intentional about the conversations you’re having with your children.

Good resource as you consider where your son/daughter should attend college:

• Where You God Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni

Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!