Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students

Preface

Section 1—The Higher Education

The Essential Knowledge

The Peril in Worldly Education

The First of Sciences

Mastering the Science

True Success in Education

The Teacher of Truth the Only Safe Educator

God Misrepresented

A True Representation

Unselfish Service the Law of Heaven

The Result of Self-Seeking

The Remedy

For Further Study

Section 2—The Aim of Our Schools

Our Children and Youth Demand Our Care

A Liberal Education to Be Provided

All to Be Trained

A Fund for Schoolwork

High Aims

The Responsibility of Church Members

The Teacher's Privilege

The Primal Object of Education

The One Perfect Pattern

The School of Christ

The Bible as an Educator

Lessons From Nature

The Heavenly Pattern

Character Building

Teachers and Teaching

God Our Dependence

An Effective Helper

Section 3—General Principles

The Right Education

Individuality in Children

Cause of Instability in Youth

Personal Qualifications of the Teacher

Close Confinement at School

The Ideal Plan

Physical Degeneracy

Importance of Home Training

Regulation of Employment and Amusement

Result of Continued Application

Our College

Education of Young Men for the Ministry

Bible Study

The Teacher's Responsibility

The Parents’ Part

The Need of Counseling Together

Christian Courtesy

The True Test of Prosperity

God's Purpose for the College

Deportment of Students

Association With Others

Section 4—The Home School

The Child's First School

The Family Altar

Home Discipline

Making Home Attractive

Unpromising Children

When and How to Punish

Safeguarding the Young

Choosing Associates

The Choice of Reading

Teaching Children to Be Useful

The Physical Well-Being

Unity in Government

A Missionary Training

What Shall Our Children Read?

Worthless Reading

Infidel Authors

Preoccupy the Soil

The Sabbath School Lesson

The Home Reading Circle

The Bible

The Parable of the Growing Seed

The Beauty of Simplicity

The Garden of the Heart

Teaching Lessons of Helpfulness

The Co-operation of Teacher and Parent

Christ's Example

Co-operation Between the Home and the School

What the Teacher Should Be

Requiring Obedience

Parents to Strengthen the Teacher's Hands

A Sympathetic Understanding

Home Schools

Bible Study in the Home

Missionary Agencies

Section 5—The Church School

Our Responsibility

The Work to Be Done for Our Children

The Work of the Church School

Church Schools Needed

The Character of Church Schools and of Their Teachers

Results of Church-School Work

Christ as the Example and Teacher of Youth

The Victory of Faith

The Bible Lesson

Teaching from Nature

An Object Lesson

A Wide Field

Under Discipline to Christ

The Work of the Fernando School

The Training of Missionaries

Further Instruction

Intermediate Schools

Value of the Common Branches

The Influence Of Association

Section 6—The Intermediate School

A Personal Knowledge of Christ

The Teacher's Need of Prayer

Dealing With Students as Individuals

Harmonious Development

The Power of a Happy Disposition

Increase by Use

An Appeal

Some Of The Christian Teacher's Needs

The Right Use of the Gift of Speech

Christ's Method

In Prayer

In Witnessing for Christ

Consecration of the Voice

The Necessity Of Doing Our Best

The Teacher an Evangelist

Loma Linda

A Deeper Consecration

To the Teachers at Berrien Springs:

The Importance Of Simplicity

A Caution

The Great Teacher

The Student's Part

The Teacher's Part

Public Exposure of Wrongdoing

Expelling Students

Christian Discipline

Section 7—The Teacher And The Work

Manual Labor Versus Games

Manual Training Among the Israelites

The Relation Between Christianity and Human Effort

The Lessons of Contented Industry

The Dignity Of Labor

Words of Counsel

The Curse of Inaction

Advantages of Physical Labor

The Education of Girls

Equalizing Labor

Work Not Degrading

A Reformatory Work

Physical Labor for Students

Overstudy

Voice Culture

Diet

Ventilation and Sanitation

The Reward of Obedience

Health and Efficiency

Physical Effects of Improper Dress

Some Principles of Healthful Dressing

Industrial Work

The Common Arts

Does It Pay

A Practical Training

Section 8—Study And Labor

Representatives of Christ

Strength in Prayer

As Lights in the World

An Unfortunate Age

The Training of Children

A Time of Trial Before the Young

Separation From the World

Promises to the Young

Dangerous Amusements for the Young

The Temptations of Youth

The Duties of Parents

Relaxation and Amusement

Establishing Right Principles in the Youth

Christian Recreation

Parties of Pleasure

Right Attitude of the Christian

Worldly Amusements

Holidays Unto God

How to Spend Holidays

The Consequence of One Departure From Right

The Bible as Our Counselor

Useful Employment Versus Selfish Pleasure

The Danger in Amusements

Section 9—Recreation

Human Effort Essential

The Teacher's Need Of The Holy Spirit's Aid

God's Ideal for Man

Unholy Influences at Work

A Failure to Recognize God's Messenger

Perils of Worldly-Wise Teachers

Finishing at Worldly Schools

Manifest Working of the Holy Spirit

Section 10—The Holy Spirit In Our Schools

Historical and Theological Lore

The Classics

High-Class Fiction

Myths and Fairy Tales

The False and the True in Education

Section 11—Profitable Study

In this book, counsel is given on conducting a school, with special attention to subject matter, discipline, and objectives to be emphasized.

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Section 3—General Principles