My parents once pointed out to my children where
they were both born in Europe. The two very small towns were less than 100km
from each other, however they lived in two very separate experiences that may
as well have been worlds apart. Only
after travelling thousands of kilometres to a new land called Canada did they
meet and eventually get married. I could see that it was challenging for my own
children to understand that they lived so close together but were yet so far
apart.
If I want to check out where my parents
lived, or what the hotel I am about to book on the other side of the globe, I
can virtually “walk” down the street. Surgeons are doing live consults with
people who are half a world away. Voice recognition to tell your device to
search for information is more than a party gimmick, it is a viable way to use
a computer, tablet, or phone.
Here is something else I keep returning to
as I notice these changes. Although we as parents and grandparents feel the
whiplash of how fast these things change and how different it all is from a
world we once knew, for our students there is little remarkable about this
technology rich landscape. This is their normal, what they consider their
starting point.
We are wise to follow those before us who
have faced sweeping change and chosen to boldly say “Your word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) Training our student’s hearts and
minds toward biblical wisdom remains our task and our best way to equip them to
live in ways that are faithful in a world increasingly disconnected from our
own experience. I`m thankful for our
Christian School who aims to do just that.
SJ
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