The Child's First School
In His wisdom the Lord
has decreed that the family
shall be the greatest of all
educational agencies. It is in
the home that the education
of the child is to begin.
Here is his
first school.
Here, with his
parents as in-
structors, he is
to learn the
lessons that
are to guide him
throughout life—
lessons of respect,
obedience, reverence,
self-control.
The educational influences of
the home are a decided power for
good or for evil. They are in many
respects silent and gradual, but if
exerted on the right side, they be-
come a far-reaching power for
truth and righteousness. If the
child is not instructed aright here,
Satan will educate him through
agencies of his choosing. How
important, then, is the school in the
home!
God commands His people to
bring up their children in the nur-
ture and admonition of the Lord.
What does this mean? It means to
teach them to order the life by the
requirements and lessons of the
word; to help
them to gain
a clear
understanding
of the terms of
entrance into
the city of
God.
Not to all
who would
enter will the
gates of that
city be opened, but to those only
who have studied to know God’s
will, and have yielded their lives to
His control.
Parents, let the instruction you
give your children be simple, and
be sure that it is clearly under-
stood. The lessons that you learn
from the word you are to present to
their young minds so plainly that
they cannot fail to understand. By
simple lessons drawn from the
word of God and their own
experience, you may
teach them how to
conform their lives
to the highest
standard. Even in
childhood and
youth they may
learn to live
thoughtful,
earnest lives
that will
yield a rich
harvest of
good.
E.G. White
[Counsels to Parents, Teachers, &
Students, p. 107-109.]
Vol. 2, No. 1
“And ye are complete in him.” Col. 2:10
Jan./Feb. 1999
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Education begins at the mother's knee, and every word spoken
within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation
of character."
Hosea Ballou
Parents, let the instruction you
give your children be simple, and
be sure that it is clearly under-
stood. The lessons that you learn
from the word you are to present to
their young minds so plainly that
they cannot fail to understand. By
simple lessons drawn from the
word of God and their own
experience, you may
teach them how to
conform their lives
to the highest
standard. Even in
childhood and
youth they may
learn to live
thoughtful,
earnest lives
that will
yield a rich
harvest of
good.
Here is his
first school.
Here, with his
parents as in-
structors, he is
to learn the
lessons that
are to guide him
throughout life—
lessons of respect,
obedience, reverence,
