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title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Troy McIntosh (3)
description: Currently serving as Executive Director of the Ohio Christian Education Network, Troy has been in education for over 25 years as an elementary teacher, elementary/middle school principal, and as Head of School at Worthington Christian School. He and his wife Julie have three adult daughters. Troy loves spending time with students, especially when it is centered around asking and answering big questions. He is passionate about watching students grow and mature by learning new ideas and how they relate to their world. (3)
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## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 1-5
## Troy McIntosh
Currently serving as Executive Director of the Ohio Christian Education Network, Troy has been in education for over 25 years as an elementary teacher, elementary/middle school principal, and as Head of School at Worthington Christian School. He and his wife Julie have three adult daughters. Troy loves spending time with students, especially when it is centered around asking and answering big questions. He is passionate about watching students grow and mature by learning new ideas and how they relate to their world.
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## [Education as Soulcraft](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/education-as-soulcraft)
By [Troy McIntosh](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/troy-mcintosh) on Jun 19, 2019 9:23 AM
[](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/education-as-soulcraft)
I love talking with students and listening to their future hopes and plans. Doing so is a great reminder to me of the task that educators, from kindergarten teachers to elementary school educators to high school instructors have; that is, not merely to fill students with information or knowledge but to help form them into the kind of people God meant them to be.
Topics: [Christian Education](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/christian-education) [Elementary School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/elementary-school)
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## [Preparing Our Kids for a Lifetime of Faith](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/preparing-our-kids-for-a-lifetime-of-faith)
By [Troy McIntosh](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/troy-mcintosh) on Jun 18, 2019 1:01 PM
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Now that our youngest daughter has gone off to college and left my wife and me as (mostly) empty-nesters, I sometimes wonder whether we provided our daughters with the parenting they will need to be spiritually healthy as young adults. I suppose most Christian parents engage in this thought process at some point. And, of course, like most parents, I look back and think of a thousand things I would do differently if I could go back in time given what I now know.
Topics: [Spiritual Formation](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/spiritual-formation) [Elementary School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/elementary-school) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/parenting)
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## [Using Technology in the School-Aged Classroom](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/technology-in-the-classroom)
By [Troy McIntosh](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/troy-mcintosh) on Jun 6, 2019 2:01 PM
[](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/technology-in-the-classroom)
For several decades now, technology has been heralded as a solution to many of the challenges that schools face.
Topics: [technology in the classroom](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/technology-in-the-classroom)
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