Olivia Pope Elizabeth Hinnant ENG 1102-030 28 April, 2014

EIP Proposal Final Draft The group of people I would like to study is Students in Private Christian Schools in Indian Trail. This topic is interesting because there is a different way of doing school in a private, Christian setting. Different rules apply to this education setting, as opposed to a public school setting. The learning environment of a school affects a students cognitive skills. Being in a private Christian setting provides greater opportunities to exceed state standards for education. My argument is that biblical principles can be taught seamlessly within education. I would like to get the students point of view on how they think this choice has affected them. Some interview questions that could be explored to gather helpful information are: 1) have they been in this private Christian school setting their whole life or only part of it? 2) If they could, would they go back and make the decision to choose this school setting for themselves? 3) Would they want their kids to be enrolled in this type of school setting, based on their experience? 4) Did this school setting affect the college you got into? Opinion and background questions will be information that I could not get only from observation. Another perspective I would like to try to observe are students in a private Christian setting who are not Christian. With that, I will explore the amounts and types of pressure on these students. Another interesting perspective to observe is the students who have been raised Christian their whole life. Does attending a private Christian school affect how they feel about their faith? Does it reinforce it or cause rebellion?

Olivia Pope Elizabeth Hinnant ENG 1102-030 28 April, 2014 I plan to observe at least three different teachers classes, and two different classes that they each teach. All of the teachers teach different subjects. I seek to find how this type of education affects students relationships with their teachers and friends, whether the students like this environment or not, and how the amount of people they are surrounded by in that setting affects their social life. How does private, Christian school affect students lives? It affects their lives in a positive way while biblical principles are being taught seamlessly all throughout their education.