Why We Need Sunday School Teachers
While teaching five year olds at my church, one of the strongest responsibilities that I felt during my six years of service was knowing that for some, my classroom would be the only place they would get to learn about the Bible.
I have never heard research about how successful parents are in trying to teach their children about the Bible or about how many parents even attempt to do so. However, Learndirect has discovered some interesting statistics about the struggles of parents in the United Kingdom.
- 12% are struggling to understand the books they read to their children
- 23% admit to making words up or skipping parts in a bid to get story-time over with
- 33% encounter difficulties when helping their children with their math studies
- 18% admit to finding fractions and percentages stressful
- 20% have problems with English tasks
If 12% of parents struggle to understand children’s books, I am sure that an even greater percentage struggle to understand Bible stories. And if 23% of parents make up words or skip parts from a children’s book, than some are also likely to do the same when teaching their children about the Bible.
This is why we need Sunday school teachers, ones that can read well. And if you happen to be one of those people who get stressed out by percentages, I am sorry Church Relevance uses so many of them.
[via Guardian Unlimited]
