EDUCATION:
As a female education major PCC prepared me very
well for teaching in a Christian school - and they
make no bones about the fact that this is their
goal. My education courses were demanding and practical. However,
as a principal who knows the salaries of teachers, if
you are not married some school's salaries are so low
that it is hard to support yourself, especially if you
have to pay a portion of your health insurance.
If you are a male teacher who has to support
a family it is even worse. If you needed to
teach in public school for financial reasons the transition is
extremely difficult. RULES: I enjoyed my college years because
I accepted the fact that we were all subjected to
the same rules - many which were ridiculous - yet
everyone had to abide so we were all in the
same boat. You don't have to agree or have
the same personal convictions (hose, coulottes, no slacks, etc.) -
just do it while you're there and try not to
obsess over it.
SPIRITUAL: Looking back, in
spite of what was taught from the pulpit, I felt
like I developed a “works salvation” mentality. When I
left PCC I realized how critical of others I had
become. If they didn't dress right, talk right, were
not extremely conservative, listened to the “wrong” kind of music,
I felt God was not pleased with them nor was
at work in their lives. I felt that because
I did these things that I was a better Christian!
I'm thankful the Holy Spirit revealed to me how wrong
that is. I think this is an unintentional result
of how they performed discipline and how unmerciful some in
authority could be. God uses and blesses others even
if they do not agree in all areas with PCC.
Aside from this bad aspect, I did learn many
other positive and important things from Bible classes, chapel, and
church.
FRIENDS and FACULTY: I had the best time with
godly friends that I am close to today. We did
a lot of hilarious things during “quiet hours!” My instructors
were super and some are still my friends today as
well. With a warning to take some things with
a grain of salt and to listen to the Holy
Spirit, I would recommend PCC.
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