A Preview of
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
By Ellen G. White
A Spirit of Prophecy Book

 

 

Contents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section I. The Higher Education


 



 
 
 

 

Preface
Chapter  1 The Essential Knowledge ......11

Chapter  2 The First of Sciences .....19
Chapter  3 The Teacher of Truth the Only Safe Educator .....25
Chapter  4 Unselfish Service the Law of Heaven .....32
 
 
Section II. The Aim of our Schools

 










Chapter  5 Our Children and Youth Demand Our Care ......41
Chapter  6 The Primal Object of Education .....49
Chapter  7 The Heavenly Pattern .....56
Chapter  8 Character Building .....61
Chapter  9 Teachers and Teaching .....64
 
 


Section III. General Principles


 










Chapter 10 The Right Education .....73
Chapter 11 Our College .....86
Chapter 12 Deportment of Students .....98
 
 


Section IV. The Home School


 










Chapter 13 The Child's First School .....107
Chapter 14 Safeguarding the Young .....119
Chapter 15 What Shall Our Children Read? .....132
Chapter 16 The Parable of the Growing Seed .....140
Chapter 17 Teaching Lessons of Helpfulness .....145
Chapter 18 Co-operation Between the Home and the School .....150
Chapter 19 Home Schools .....158
 
 


Section V. The Church School


 










Chapter 20 Our Responsibility .....164
Chapter 21 The Work to Be Done for Our Children .....168
Chapter 22 The Work of the Church School .....173
Chapter 23 Christ as the Example and Teacher of Youth .....178
Chapter 24 The Bible Lesson .....181
Chapter 25 Teaching From Nature .....185
Chapter 26 Under Discipline to Christ .....191
 
 


Section VI. The Intermediate School


 










Chapter 27 Intermediate Schools .....203
Chapter 28 Value of the Common Branches .....215
Chapter 29 The Influence of Association .....220
 
 


Section VII. The Teacher and the Work


 










Chapter 30 Some of the Christian Teacher's Needs .....229
Chapter 31 The Necessity of Doing Our Best .....237
Chapter 32 A Deeper Consecration .....248
Chapter 33 The Importance of Simplicity .....253
Chapter 34 A Caution .....256
Chapter 35 The Great Teacher .....259
Chapter 36 Christian Discipline .....264
 
 


Section VIII. Study and Labor


 










Chapter 37 The Dignity of Labor .....273
Chapter 38 Words of Counsel .....281
Chapter 39 Physical Labor for Students .....285
Chapter 40 Health and Efficiency .....294
Chapter 41 Some Principles of Healthful Dressing .....302
Chapter 42 A Practical Training .....307
 
 


Section IX. Recreation


 










Chapter 43 As Lights in the World .....321
Chapter 44 Dangerous Amusements for the Young .....325
Chapter 45 Establishing Right Principles in the Youth .....331
Chapter 46 Christian Recreation .....336
Chapter 47 Worldly Amusements .....338
Chapter 48 Holidays Unto God .....343
Chapter 49 How to Spend Holidays .....346
Chapter 50 The Danger in Amusements .....348
 
 


Section X. The Holy Spirit in our Schools


 










Chapter 51 The Teacher's Need of the Holy Spirit's Aid .....358
Chapter 52 A Failure to Recognize God's Messenger .....363
Chapter 53 Manifest Working of the Holy Spirit .....369
 
 


Section XI. Profitable Study


 










Chapter 54 The False and the True in Education .....377
Chapter 55 The Knowledge That Endures .....389
Chapter 56 In Co-operation With Christ .....397
Chapter 57 To Teachers and Students .....401
Chapter 58 A Speedy Preparation for Work .....404
 
 


Section XII. The Bible in Education


 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chapter 59 God's Word a Treasure House .....421

Chapter 60 The Book of Books .....427
Chpater 61 The Bible Teacher .....431
Chapter 62 A Failure to Study God's Word .....438
Chapter 63 Some Results of Bible Study .....448
Chapter 64 The Word and Works of God .....453
Chapter 65 Study the Bible for Yourselves.....460

 

 
 

Section XIII. Medical Studies


 










Chapter 66 A Call for Gospel Medical Missionaries .....465
Chapter 67 The Medical Studen .....474
Chapter 68 Spiritual Growth .....485
 
 


Section XIV. A Missionary Training


 










Chapter 69 Education a Fitting for Service .....493
Chapter 70 Gaining Efficiency .....500
Chapter 71 Efficiency Through Service .....507
Chapter 72 The Education Most Essential for Gospel Workers .....509
Chapter 73 "According to That a Man Hath" .....511
Chapter 74 Young Men as Missionaries. .....514
Chapter 75 Co-operation Between Schools and Sanitariums .....519
Chapter 76 A Broader View .....524
Chapter 77 An Encouraging Experience .....529
Chapter 78 A Missionary Education .....531
Chapter 79 The Youth to Be Burden Bearers. .....535
Chapter 80 Literary Societies .....541
Chapter 81 Student Missionary Work .....515
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[Spirit of Prophecys]
[Counsels to Parents, Teachers and Students]
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