Did you go to SDA schools? IF SO...

[g85]

Did you go to sda schools or universities?


If so... Tell us what did you think was good about them and what did you think was weak (BAD )

I went to SDA schools almost my whole life (except for a few years in high school).

The good things
-Had fun activities that I could do without compromising any of my believes.
-Had the chance to meet God loving ppl
-At university they would connect secular classes to religious topics (which was good)... Some proffesors did so... NOT ALL...
There are more good things, these 3 are just to name a few.

Bad things...
-Christian schools are WAY expensive, and it hardly goes hand to hand to public universities when it comes to quality of the teaching and research resources.
-You dont seem to get INTO the world, until BAM! you are IN the world (if you know what I mean) hehe


SO... what are your thoughts?

 

[Sophia7]

I went to Adventist elementary schools for a few years and public schools the rest of the time. I did not attend an academy but went to public high school. Then I went to an Adventist college.

One good thing about the elementary schools (I attended two of them) was that I could work at my own pace and learn on my own. That wouldn't work so well for a student who needed a lot of guidance and motivation. However, unless you live in a big city, our church schools tend to be small. I had a hard time making friends in that environment because the students formed little cliques, and there were very few other kids my age.

College was different. I loved college and had more friends then at any other time in my life. I loved being around so many people who had similar beliefs. It was a relief after going to a public high school, where I was the only Adventist, and there were a lot of activities that I couldn't be involved in because of my beliefs. The few negative experiences that I had in college were personal and not related to the fact that it was an Adventist school.

I agree with the very big drawback that you mentioned, g85--the high cost. My husband and I are still paying off our loans (soon to be done), which has been a big burden to us since graduation. If you read official Adventist publications, they all talk about the importance of sacrificing for Adventist education, but how much can a person sacrifice? I think it's terrible to have to take out so many loans and not be able to work your way through school anymore. Some students can't even finish if they don't have rich families to help them out. (My family helped some but couldn't afford a lot, and I got some scholarships and grants and loans.) When I started college 17 years ago, it cost about $10,000 per year (and I had two majors, so I was there for five years). Now it costs over $20,000. How much will it cost when our kids get there? That's beyond sacrifice; it's impossible for many families.

 

[g85]

urgh! yeah... its very expensive! I wonder if ppl believe its worth it! (Paying so much only to get an SDA education) that would go of topic... but ppl could discuss it any1 on this one if they want...

I recently graduated from bachelors degree in Education... This kinda stuff interest me

Anyway, thanks for you answers!