Study Guide: Education
By: Ellen G. White
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Guide Index
"True education means more than the
pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the
life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period
of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical,
the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of
service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to
come."--Education, p. 13.
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STUDY GUIDE FOR THE BOOK EDUCATION
In the earliest efforts of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church to plan for the education of its young people, Ellen White
was foremost in urging a system separate from the public school program. She
saw the education of young people as an opportunity to develop the total person--the
physical, the mental, and the spiritual. "It is the nicest work ever assumed
by men and women to deal with youthful minds," declared Ellen White in her first
major published statement on education appearing in 1872. Today the Adventist
educational system is one of the largest undertaken by any church in the world.
Adventist schools from the beginning have been evangelistic agencies.
A first compilation by Ellen White
on education appeared in 1893 titled Christian Education. This 255-page
book was a grouping of materials drawn together from published and manuscript
sources. It served as Ellen White's basic statement on education for ten years.
Then, in 1903, Education appeared, replacing the earlier book as an enlarged
and well-rounded presentation written for both Adventists and non-Adventists.
Parents, teachers, and students will
benefit from a study of its pages. But more than this, the counsel is of value
in a general way to all readers, with its insights into Christ's methods of
working, the importance of the study of the Bible, and the value of vocational
programs, to mention a few areas. Its sound principles have been admired as
the ideal in education by many authorities beyond the church.
This study guide can be considered
useful for prayer meetings, youth groups, and teachers and parents. The reader's
attention should be drawn to two books for companion study--Fundamentals
of Christian Education and Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students.
A third, Counsels on Education, reproducing the education counsels found
in the nine volumes of Testimonies for the Church, is available in English
only.
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Copyright 1978 by
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The Ellen G. White
Estate, Inc.
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LESSON ONE--FIRST PRINCIPLES
Reading assignment: pages 13-30
1. "True education means more than
the _____________________ of a certain _____________________ of _____________________.
It means more than a _____________________ for the _____________________ that
now is. It has to do with the _____________________, and with the whole period
of _____________________ possible to man." (13)
2. What two joys does true education
prepare the student for? (13)
3. How does nature illustrate the
thought that the world's great thinkers only reflect Christ? (14)
4. In what communion is found the
highest character? (14)
5. In order to understand what is
comprehended in the work of education, what four things do we need to consider?
(14, 15)
6. Make a comparison study of what
Adam was physically, mentally, and spiritually at Creation and what he became
after he sinned. (15)
7. What is the "object of education,
the great object of life?" (15, 16)
8. What is the basis of creation,
redemption, and of true education? (16)
9. "__________________________________________
underlies all true _____________________." (16)
10. Why do we need more than nature
to help us to understand God? (17)
11. What power do we have that is
"akin to that of the Creator"? (17)
12. "It is the work of true education
to develop this power, to train the _____________________ to be _____________________,
and not mere _____________________ of other men's _____________________." (17)
13. Finish the following sentence:
Our institutions of learning should "send forth men
______________________________________________________________________________."
(18)
14. "Higher than the highest _____________________
can reach is God's _____________________ for His children. Godliness --_____________________--
is the goal to be reached." (18)
15. What passport will the right
education give to every student? (19)
16. In the model school set up at
Creation, the "_____________________ of _____________________ was the schoolroom,
_____________________ was the lesson book, the _____________________ was the
instructor, and the _____________________ of the _____________________ were
the students." (20)
17. Summarize the physical, mental,
and spiritual endowments that were given to Adam and Eve in the beginning. (20)
18. For Adam and Eve useful occupation
was given "to strengthen the _____________________, to expand the _____________________
and to develop the _____________________." (21)
19. Note the things in the book of
nature that taught Adam and Eve. (21)
20. For what several reasons were
our first parents given the power of choice? To accomplish this what did God
place in the Garden of Eden? (23)
21. What did Satan (the serpent)
claim to be the result of eating of the forbidden tree? (24)
22. What two things were gained by
Adam and Eve by eating of the forbidden tree? (25)
(a) _____________________
(b) _____________________
23. "It was _____________________
of God's _____________________, _____________________ of His _____________________,
and _____________________ of His _____________________ that made our first parents
transgressors." (25)
24. Adam and Eve were driven from
Eden because "its perfection could not teach them
_______________________________________________________________
." (25)
25. After sin what lessons could
man learn from nature that he did not know before? (26)
26. How was man's relationship to
the other creatures changed because of sin? (26)
27. Why did God pronounce sentence
of death upon Satan before telling our first parents the results of sin in their
lives? (27)
28. How does nature, even though
marred by sin, continue to testify to God's love and healing power? (27)
29. "While Christ opens _____________________
to man, the life which He _____________________ opens the heart of _____________________
to heaven." (28)
30. What three things does sin do
to us? (28, 29)
(a) __________________________________________
(b) __________________________________________
(c) __________________________________________
31. "Not only _____________________
but _____________________ power, a perception of _____________________, a desire
for _____________________, exists in every _____________________." (29)
32. Because of sin, there is in man's
nature "a bent to _____________________, a _____________________ which, unaided,
he cannot _____________________." Where only can man get the power to resist?
(29)
33. Why is the following statement
true? "In the highest sense the work of education and the work of redemption
are one." (30)
LESSON TWO--ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading assignment: pages 33-70
1. "The system of education established
in Eden centered in the _____________________." "The family was the _____________________,
and the parents were the _____________________." (33)
2. In what several ways did God seek
to strengthen the faith of the Israelites in their journey through the desert
to Canaan? (34)
3. Why did the Lord give Israel a
sanctuary in which to worship in the wilderness? (35)
4. Israel was to learn what lessons
in labor and in giving for the sanctuary? (37)
5. For what two reasons were sanitary
regulations enforced in Israel? (38)
(a) _____________________
(b) _____________________
6. "The education of the Israelites
included all their _____________________ of _____________________."
How is this requirement of God demonstrated
as wise? (38)
7. At what two times in their journey
through the wilderness did Israel learn lessons by singing? (39)
(a) _____________________
(b) _____________________
8. In what several ways was Israel
blessed by song? (39)
9. "True education is not the _____________________
of instruction on an _____________________ and _____________________ mind. The
_____________________ powers must be awakened, the _____________________ aroused."
(41)
10. Consider several of the ways
that God gave lessons to Israel. (41)
11. "In the arrangements for the
education of the chosen people it is made manifest that
___________________________________________________________________________
." (41)
12. In what ways were the yearly
feasts used to educate Israel? (41-43)
13. How was every family safeguarded
from the extremes of wealth or poverty? (43)
14. What double purpose was served
by letting the land lie fallow every seventh year? (43)
(a) _____________________
(b) _____________________
15. What was tithing designed to
teach Israel? (44)
16. Why did God introduce prophets
into the education of Israel? (45, 46)
17. "In the _____________________
the prophet was one who spoke by _____________________, communicating to the
people the _____________________ he had received from _____________________."
(46)
18. Name three purposes that were
served by the schools of the prophets. (46)
19. "Every _____________________,
whether his _____________________ were rich or poor, was taught some _____________________."
(47)
20. List the chief subjects of study
in the schools of the prophets. (47) Discuss.
21. On what basis did the Lord pronounce
David "a man after mine own heart?" (48)
22. What were the consequences to
Solomon of casting off his allegiance to God? (49)
23. Discuss the following statement:
"The discipline and training that God appointed for Israel would cause them,
in all their ways of life, to differ from the people of other nations." (49)
24. As the lives of Joseph, Daniel,
Moses, Elijah, and Paul are studied, consider their education in early years
versus later years. (51-70)
25. Discuss the statement: "Joseph
bore alike the test of adversity and of prosperity." (52)
26. What were the two major dangers
to Daniel and his companions in partaking of food from the king's table? (55)
(a) ___________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________
27. What character qualities distinguished
Daniel? (56)
28. Complete the following quotation:
"The greatest want of the world is the want of men-- (57)
_______________________________________________________________________________."
29. " _____________________, _____________________,
_____________________, are but lent _____________________." (57)
30. What tests did Elisha successfully
pass in his prophetic training? (58)
31. "Through no other woman, save
Mary of Nazareth, has the world received greater blessing." Who is this, and
why was such a statement made? (61)
32. What did Moses learn: (a) From
Egypt?
(b) From God in Midian? _____________________
(62)
33. How did Paul's background as
a fiery, intellectual rabbi fit him to be a Christian? (64)
34. Contrast the Jewish rabbis with
the followers of Jesus. (65)
35. Study the methods that Paul used
as he (a) spoke to the heathen Lystrians, (b) sang in the dungeons of Phillipi,
(c) reasoned before the council at Athens, and (d) appeared in the court of
Festus. (66, 67)
36. "Moses counted the _____________________
of Christ greater riches than the _____________________ in Egypt. He counted
it so _____________________." (68)
LESSON THREE--THE MASTER TEACHER
Reading assignment: pages 73-96
1. It would be helpful to make a
listing of the principles of good teaching as illustrated by Christ from the
two chapters in this section. Many of these will be dealt with as the study
progresses.
2. "In the _____________________
sent from God, _____________________ gave to men its _____________________ and
_____________________." (73)
3. When Christ appeared on this earth
in person, "_____________________ had taken the place of divine revelation.
Instead of the heaven-given _____________________ truth, men had accepted a
standard of their own _____________________." (74)
4. List some of the wrong ideas of
God that men had when Christ was here. (75, 76)
5. Christ came to restore the knowledge
of _____________________. (76)
6. List four things that God's law
is designed to do for human beings. (76, 77)
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
7. What were some of the conditions
and surroundings in Christ's early life? (77)
8. The education of Christ was gained
from:
(a) __________________________________________
(b) __________________________________________
(c) __________________________________________.
(77)
9. What Christ taught He _____________________.
(78)
10. How can we explain that though
Christ was a faithful reprover and denouncer of wrong, yet He drew people to
Him? (79)
11. "Looking upon them with hope,
He [Christ] inspired _____________________. Meeting them with _____________________,
He inspired _____________________. Revealing in Himself man's _____________________,
He awakened . . . both _____________________ and _____________________." (80)
12. The everyday experience of Christ
was "an outpouring of His life." How did He do this? What lesson is there in
this for us? (80)
13. Why didn't Jesus' teaching deal
with mysteries and scientific lines and abstract theories? (81)
14. What did Jesus teach instead
of theories? (81)
15. "Never can there be a _____________________
of life, a _____________________ in human _____________________, which has not
been _____________________ in His _____________________." (81)
16. Jesus spoke "to the little child
in the _____________________ of _____________________; to the _____________________,
_____________________ heart of youth; to men in the _____________________ of
their _____________________, bearing the burden of _____________________ care;
to the aged in _____________________ _____________________ and _____________________
." (82)
17. Where is the most complete illustration
of Christ's methods as a teacher found? (84)
18. The first pupils of Jesus were
"unschooled in the _____________________ and _____________________ of the _____________________,
but trained by the _____________________ of _____________________ and _____________________."
(85)
19. "In the _____________________
walks of life there is many a _____________________ patiently treading the _____________________
of his daily _____________________, unconscious of latent _____________________
that, roused to _____________________, would place him among the world's _____________________."(85)
20. Give a one-line characterization
of each of the following disciples: (85, 86)
Levi Matthew __________________________________________
Simon __________________________________________
Peter __________________________________________
Andrew __________________________________________
Judas __________________________________________
Philip and Thomas __________________________________________
James __________________________________________
Jude __________________________________________
Nathanael __________________________________________
James and John (Sons of Zebedee)
__________________________________________
21. Consider the character of John.
(87, 88)
22. Consider the character of Peter.
(88, 89)
23. What finally accomplished the
total conversion of Peter? (89)
24. Which disciple, until near the
end, never had direct reproof from Christ? Why? (91, 92)
25. What are the reasons that Judas
never totally committed himself to Jesus? (91, 92)
26. Though the heart of Judas was
never won to Christ, what was accomplished for the rest of the disciples as
a result of Jesus' treatment of him? (93)
27. What three events swept away
the self-sufficiency of the disciples? (94)
28. Though Jesus personally taught
His disciples, how did they receive their final preparation for their lifework?
(95)
LESSON FOUR- NATURE TEACHING
Reading assignment: pages 99-120
1. "For all the _____________________
of His _____________________ the condition is the same--a life _____________________
by receiving the _____________________ of God, a life _____________________
in harmony with the Creator's _____________________." (99, 100)
2. One of the best sources of learning
for a little child before the printed page can be read is __________________________________.
(100)
3. Evil can be seen in what things
in nature?
The love that restores can be seen
in what other things in nature? (101)
4. "Only in the _____________________
that shines from _____________________ can nature's _____________________ be
read aright." (101)
5. Jesus' teaching "drew illustrations
also from the _____________________ of _____________________, _____________________
of _____________________ familiar to the hearers." In what way did this make
for a long-lasting impression upon those who heard? (102)
6. "All things both in heaven and
in earth declare that the great law of life is a law of service." Provide several
illustrations of this statement. (103, 104)
7. What can we learn from the parable
of the growing seed regarding: (104)
(a) Man's part __________________________________________
(b) God's part __________________________________________
8. "The germination of the seed represents
the _____________________ of _____________________, and the development of the
plant is a figure of the _____________________ of _____________________." (105)
9. Explain the following statement:
"At every stage of development our life may be perfect; yet if God's purpose
for us is fulfilled, there will be constant advancement." (106)
10. "Parents and teachers should
aim so to _____________________ the _____________________ of the youth that
at each stage of _____________________ they may represent the _____________________
appropriate to that _____________________, unfolding _____________________,
as do the plants in the _____________________." (107)
11. What everyday miracle does the
feeding of the 5000 illustrate? (107)
12. What does the following statement
mean? "It is in appearance, not in reality, that evil succeeds." (108, 109)
13. What lessons can we learn from
a single grain of wheat? (109)
14. Explain the following statement:
"The lesson of seed sowing teaches liberality." (109, 110)
15. What is the lesson in casting
grain into the earth? (110)
16. The seed dies to spring forth
into new life. What is the lesson? (110, 111)
17. What is the lesson in the tilling
of the soil? (111)
18. The special needs of every variety
of plant must be studied. How does this apply to teaching? (111, 112)
19. Illustrate how God's healing
power runs through all nature. (113)
20. What is the spiritual application
of the healing power of God? (113, 114)
21. When we "examine under the microscope
the smallest and commonest of wayside blossoms," what can we learn? (114)
22. "As the _____________________
in the cloud results from the _____________________ of sunshine and _____________________,
so the bow above _____________________ represents the _____________________
of His _____________________ and His _____________________." (115)
23. What lesson can we learn from
the stars? (115, 116)
24. What is the lesson of the palm
tree? (116)
25. What is the lesson of the "wide,
deep river" and the "little rills?" (116, 117)
26. What lessons can the children
learn from the creatures of God? (117, 118)
27. What does the eagle of the Alps
teach us? (118, 119)
28. How can we learn from the tree
and the water lily? (119)
29. Answer the following question:
"Why was not all colored a somber brown?" (119)
30. The objects in nature are to
be searched out to illustrate Bible teachings. Provide illustrations from personal
observation. (120) (If studied in a group, each member could provide examples.)
LESSON FIVE--THE BIBLE AS AN EDUCATOR
PART I
Reading assignment: pages 123-158
1. "For the _____________________
and the _____________________, as well as for the _____________________, it
is God's law that _____________________ is acquired by _____________________.
It is _____________________ that _____________________ ." (123)
2. Why is the following statement
true? "The most valuable teaching of the Bible is not to be gained by occasional
or disconnected study." (123)
3. List several ways that Bible study
can develop our mental power. (124)
4. "The mind _____________________
with _____________________ matters only, becomes _____________________ and _____________________."
(124)
5. Demonstrate how the Bible has
"something to interest every mind." (125)
6. What is the central theme of the
Bible? (125)
7. "The science of _____________________
is the science of all sciences; . . . This is the highest _____________________
in which it is possible for men to _____________________." (126)
8. How will acquaintance with Bible
characters affect our present life? (127)
Our future life?
9. "Science is ever _____________________
new wonders; but she brings from her _____________________ nothing that, rightly
_____________________, conflicts with _____________________." (128)
10. "Rightly understood, both the
_____________________ of _____________________ and the _____________________
of _____________________ are in harmony with the _____________________ of _____________________
to the constant working of God in nature." (130)
11. Is the following statement true
or false? Once God created the world it has continued in motion on its own.
Explain your answer. (131)
12. "The hand that _____________________
the worlds in _____________________, the hand that holds in their _____________________
and tireless _____________________ all things throughout the _____________________
of God, is the hand that was _____________________ to the _____________________
for us." (132)
13. What five principles of business
are suggested as the secret of true success? (135)
14. Solomon, the wise man, has given
us several principles of good business. Be prepared to put the several statements
in Proverbs into a "modern translation." (135, 136)
15. What "lies at the foundation
of business integrity and of true success"? (137)
16. How is the tithe different from
other obligations to the Lord? (138, 139)
17. What is our stewardship obligation
to our fellowmen? (139)
18. Be prepared to discuss the various
Bible texts that bring attention to faithful stewardship. (139-141)
19. List some of the qualities of
a prosperous man as illustrated in the experience of Job. (142)
20. What are some of the results
of a departure from right principles in our dealings with God and one another?
(143)
21. What question demands consideration
by every parent, every teacher, every student, by every human being, young or
old? (145)
22. In what ways do Bible biographies
differ from others? (146)
23. "No truth does the Bible more
clearly teach than that __________________________________________." (146)
24. How does the life of Jacob illustrate
that every deed reacts upon the doer? (146, 147)
25. How does the experience of Levi
illustrate that a curse can be turned into a blessing? (148)
26. The unbelieving spies said, "We
be not able to go up against the people." How did these words prove true? (149)
27. In contrast, how did Caleb, one
of the two faithful spies, prove his right to occupy Canaan? (149)
28. The strongest bulwark of vice
in our world is not __________________________________________ but rather _____________________.
Why? (150)
29. What was the one failure in the
life of Elijah that cut short his life work? Discuss. (151)
30. What several lessons did David
learn during his life as a fugitive that helped him later as a leader? (152)
31. How did Solomon's early experience
contrast with that of his father, David? (153, 154)
32. When he turned to find satisfaction
in pleasure, how did Solomon describe his disappointments? (153)
33. List the various tests that Job
was required to meet. (154, 155)
34. By what actions did Jonathan
demonstrate his unselfishness? (157)
35. By what several ways did John
the Baptist demonstrate his humility? (157)
LESSON SIX--THE BIBLE AS AN EDUCATOR
PART II
Reading assignment: pages 159-192
1. Where is the earliest recorded
poetry found in the Bible? (159, 160)
2. What is the earliest song recorded
in the Bible, and what were the circumstances? (162)
3. Why did Jehoshaphat send singers
before the army praising God for the victory that had been promised? (163)
4. Read and comment on the various
songs that David composed: (164, 165)
(a) As a shepherd lad:
(b) A hunted fugitive:
(c) A dethroned and crownless king:
(d) After his great sin he recognized
that on earth there is no resting place:
5. What are some of the circumstances
under which Jesus sang? (166)
6. What song are we to sing as earth's
last great crisis draws closer? (166, 167)
7. What are some of the negative
uses of song? (167, 168)
Positive?
8. "As a part of _____________________,
_____________________ is as much an act of _____________________ as is _____________________."
(168)
9. What do you think the following
statement means? "Faith must rest upon evidence, not demonstration." (169)
10. Why is the following statement
true? "The mysteries of the Bible, so far from being an argument against it,
are among the strongest evidences of its divine inspiration." (170)
11. What experience is "The highest
evidence of the divine authorship of the Bible?" (171)
12. When the principles of the Bible
have actually become the elements of character, what is the result? (172)
13. In what several ways is Bible
history different from secular history? (173)
14. "In the Word of God the _____________________
is drawn _____________________, and we behold, _____________________, _____________________,
and _____________________ all the play and counterplay of human _____________________
and _____________________ and _____________________, the agencies of the all-merciful
One." (173)
15. "The strength of nations . .
. is measured by the fidelity with which they fulfill God's purpose." (175)
Consider Bible illustrations. (175-177)
16. "To every _____________________
and to every _____________________ of today God has assigned a _____________________
in His great _____________________." (178)
17. How and why are the winds of
strife being held back at the present time? (179, 180)
18. Consider the several Old Testament
texts that have application to the approaching end of the sinful world's history.
(180-182)
19. Did the prophets always understand
the meaning of what they wrote? Explain. (183)
20. "At this time, . . . men are
_____________________ in the _____________________ and the pursuits of _____________________.
Engrossed with the _____________________ and _____________________, they have
lost sight of the _____________________ and _____________________ ." (183)
21. From the chapter "Bible Teaching
and Study," make three lists:
One: Qualities of good teaching
Two: Content in teaching
Three: Methods that should be used
22. What subject is best adapted
to awaken interest in little children? (185)
23. "The teaching of the _____________________
should have our freshest _____________________ , our best _____________________,
and our most earnest _____________________." (186)
24. Which hours of the day should
be the sweetest and most helpful? (186)
25. What gave power to Abraham's
teaching? Provide a prime example. (187)
26. "In teaching children the Bible,
we may gain much by observing the _____________________ of their minds, the
_____________________ in which they are _____________________, and arousing
their interest to see what the _____________________ says about these _____________________
." (188)
27. We are to search the pages of
the Bible, "not for _____________________ to sustain our _____________________,
but in order to know _____________________." (189)
28. How only can a true knowledge
of the Bible be gained? (189)
29. Describe the verse-by-verse method
of the study of the Bible. What are its advantages? (189)
30. What several things should the
Bible student know regarding the great controversy? (190)
31. What two books of the Bible are
especially recommended as being connected together in study? Why? (191)
32. Is the following statement true
or false? (Explain your answer.)
The study of the Bible should be
restricted to a special time and place. (191)
33. What are the results to the student
of becoming acquainted with Christ in the Scriptures? (192)
LESSON SEVEN--PHYSICAL CULTURE
Reading assignment: pages 195-222
1. "Whatever promotes _____________________,
promotes the development of a _____________________ and a _____________________
character." (195)
2. Why should health be "as faithfully
guarded as the character?" (195)
3. "The laws that govern our physical
_____________________, God has written upon every _____________________, _____________________,
and _____________________ of the body. Every _____________________ or _____________________
violation of these laws is a _____________________ against our Creator." (196,
197)
4. "The _____________________ power
of the brain, promoted by _____________________, vitalizes the whole _____________________
, and is thus an _____________________ aid in resisting _____________________."
(197)
5. Contrast the positive and negative
effects of emotions and actions on the body. (197)
6. In what several ways does a correct
position in sitting and standing affect us morally? (198, 199)
Physically?
7. How does the training of the voice
affect our bodies? (199)
8. When we speak or sing, the strain
should come on "the muscles of the _____________________ rather than on those
of the _____________________." (199)
9. List three qualities of speaking
that we should cultivate. (199)
10. A _____________________ will
promote _____________________ and stimulate mental action. (200)
11. What should the knowledge that
our bodies are the temple of God do for us? (201)
12. The root of intemperance is more
than the use of alcohol and tobacco. It can be caused by _____________________,
lack of _____________________, or evil _____________________. (202)
13. "Anything that disorders _____________________,
that creates undue _____________________, or in any way _____________________
the system . . . tends toward intemperance." (203)
14. List five foods that are active
causes of indigestion. (203)
15. "Flesh food . . . tends to _____________________
the nerves and to _____________________ the passions, thus giving the _____________________
of power to the lower _____________________." (203)
16. Why is appetite not a safe guide
in the selection of food? (204)
17. "_____________________, _____________________,
_____________________, and _____________________ in proper _____________________,
contain all the elements of _____________________; and when properly prepared,
they constitute the _____________________ that best promotes both _____________________
and _____________________ strength." (204, 205)
18. Illustrate how food is to be
adapted to the eater. (205)
19. What are some of the results
of overeating, even of the most wholesome food? (205)
20. What are some of the advantages
of two meals a day? (205)
21. What should be the atmosphere
of meal time? (206)
22. "Recreation . . . tends to _____________________
and build _____________________." (207)
23. By contrast what are some of
the problems of amusement? (207)
24. "For the first eight or ten years
of a child's life, the _____________________ or _____________________ is the
best schoolroom, the _____________________ the best teacher, _____________________
the best lesson book." (208)
25. "The _____________________ nerves
that connect with the whole _____________________ are the _____________________
through which _____________________ communicates with man and affects the _____________________
life." (209)
26. What are some of the dangers
of excessive study? (209)
27. What is a major problem with
gymnastic exercises? (210)
28. List several problems with playing
games. (210, 211)
29. "The true _____________________
can impart to his pupils few _____________________ so valuable as the _____________________
of his own _____________________ ." (212)
30. What double benefit will come
as the result of recreation which makes a child or youth helpful to others?
(212, 213)
31. "As a _____________________ against
evil, the _____________________ of the mind _____________________ with is worth
more than unnumbered _____________________ of _____________________ and _____________________."
(213)
32. "At the creation, labor was appointed
as a _____________________." In what several ways does it continue to be a part
of God's plan for our recovery? (214)
33. There are some who consider labor
as degrading. However, what degrades more than honest toil? (215)
34. What are some practical things
that a boy should learn to make him useful in homemaking? (216, 217)
What are some of the things a girl
should learn to help her to be better fitted to meet the emergencies of life?
Make a modern application.
35. What are several Bible illustrations
that God has honored the work of the everyday toiler? (217)
36. What are some of the subjects
that should be taught in schools? (218)
37. "Every youth, on leaving _____________________,
should have acquired a _____________________ of some _____________________ or
_____________________ by which, if need be, he may earn a _____________________."
(218)
38. List some practical things that
every missionary should know. (221)
LESSON EIGHT--CHARACTER BUILDING
PART I
Reading assignment: pages 225-249
1. Of true education it is said that
"above _____________________ it values _____________________; above _____________________,
goodness; above _____________________ acquirements, _____________________."
(225)
2. What is the most important work
ever entrusted to human beings? (225)
3. True education provides a counter
influence for what three curses of our world? (225, 226)
4. What wrong practices in education
encourage the system of "cramming?" (226)
5. What methods and materials ought
to be avoided in the following study areas? (226, 227)
(a) Language and literature
(b) Science
(c) Bible study
6. What are some of the evils in
the method of educating chiefly the memory? (230)
7. What are some of the evils of
another extreme that teaches that man needs only to develop that which is within
him? (230)
8. Consider some of the truths taught
in two experiences where Christ taught only one person. See John 3 and 4. (231)
9. In His teaching Christ "watched
the _____________________ of His hearers, marked the lighting up of the _____________________,
the quick, responsive _____________________, which told that _____________________
had reached the soul." (231)
10. What did Christ discern in every
human being He dealt with? (232) What are the lessons in this for educators
today?
11. What is more important than genius
or talent when seeking success? (232)
12. For what reasons should we develop
all our faculties, the weaker as well as the stronger? (232, 233)
13. Why is enthusiasm important in
teaching? Discuss the illustration used. (233)
14. The teacher should not rest satisfied
with any presentation until the students understand what three things. (234)
15. What priorities should teachers
demand of students as they move through their education? (234)
16. What is the chief requisite of
language? (235)
17. To what are gossip and criticism
compared? (235)
18. List several things the Bible
condemns in regard to our speech. (236)
19. Parents and teachers should give
appreciation, sympathy and encouragement to children and yet not foster in them
a love of praise. Why? (237)
20. History should be considered
from the _____________________ point of view. (238) Discuss some illustrations.
21. What kind of teaching should
be done in connection with mathematics? (238, 239)
22. What are three elements of power
that every parent and teacher should possess? (240)
23. List several qualities of true
courtesy. (240)
24. "The essence of true _____________________
is consideration for _____________________." What so-called culture is a failure?
(241)
25. True politeness is characterized
by what three qualities? (241, 242)
26. Where is the most valuable treatise
on etiquette in the Bible? (242)
27. "The hour and place of _____________________
and the services of _____________________ the child should be taught to regard
as _____________________ because _____________________ is there." (242, 243)
28. Study and discuss the four references
that show how the place marked by God's special presence should be regarded.
(243)
29. How do angels show reverence
for the name of God? (243)
30. "True reverence is shown by _____________________."
(244)
31. Why do you think God has especially
asked us to show respect toward the aged? (244)
32. What are the implications of
the fact that fathers and mothers and teachers have been made representatives
of God to children? (244, 245)
33. What are two of the teacher's
most formidable rivals and most effective hindrances? (246)
34. List and discuss several of the
potential bad effects of fashion upon the home. (246, 247)
35. What are some of the qualities
that our Creator desires in regard to our clothing? (248)
36. What two things will help to
shield a young woman from a thousand perils? (248)
37. What is the highest beauty in
God's sight? (249)
38. How can children clothe themselves
with God's beautiful garment of character? (249)
LESSON NINE--CHARACTER BUILDING
PART II
Reading assignment: pages 250-271
1. How are the giving of tithe and
the keeping of the Sabbath to be instructive regarding God? (250, 251)
2. What counsel do we have regarding
the study of the Sabbath school lesson? (251, 252)
3. In what way can the value of the
Sabbath sermon be extended beyond listening to it? (252)
4. Faith leads us to choose God's
way instead of our _____________________, it accepts God's wisdom in place of
our _____________________, His strength in place of our _____________________,
His righteousness in place of our _____________________. (253)
5. Consider the biblical illustrations
of how those who trusted the Word of God have withstood the power of the whole
world. (254)
6. "As a _____________________ from
_____________________ and an inspiration to _____________________ and truth,
no other _____________________ can equal the _____________________ of God's
_____________________." (255) Consider the Bible texts that illustrate this
point.
7. What are some of the best methods
to deal with the following: (255-257)
(a) The timid child
(b) The child who is quick to resent
injuries
(c) The impulsive, self-sufficient,
revengeful child
8. "Through _____________________
in Christ, every _____________________ of character may be _____________________,
every _____________________ cleansed, every _____________________ corrected,
every _____________________ developed." (257)
9. What three conditions are to be
met if we are to claim God's promise? (258)
10. What are some of the things that
we can ask for in prayer and know that we have received? (258)
11. "_____________________ prayer,
_____________________ prayer, have their place; but it is _____________________
with God that sustains the soul life." (258)
12. Which of the following statements
is correct? Explain your answer. (260)
(a) The Bible is a book of good
moral instruction to be accepted when it is in harmony with the spirit of
the times and our position in the world.
(b) The Bible is the Word of the
living God that is to mold our actions, our words, and our thoughts.
13. Why do many fail in receiving
the blessing of real communion with God? (260, 261)
14. What do you think is meant by
the assertion that many a lad of today will yet stand in legislative assemblies
and halls of justice and royal courts as a witness for the King of kings? (262)
15. What question needs to be put
to every household, every school, every parent, teacher, and child? (263)
16. When we reject the privilege
of fellowship with Christ in service, what do we really reject? (264)
17. Why is it wrong to consider life
as generally made up of distinct periods? (265)
18. Why is it wrong for parents to
discriminate between their children in the matter of education? (265-267)
19. What three basic rules ensure
safe guidance in choosing an occupation? (267)
20. What types of people should be
considered as "affording precious opportunity for service?" (268)
21. What are some of the obligations
for young people in church relationships? (268, 269)
22. "Let them (youth) organize into
bands for Christian service." Discuss how this might be implemented. (269)
23. What "university course" is superior
to any that is offered on this earth? (271)
24. "With such an army of _____________________
as our _____________________, rightly _____________________, might furnish,
how soon the _____________________ of a crucified, _____________________, and
soon-coming _____________________ might be carried to the whole _____________________!"
(271)
LESSON TEN--THE UNDER TEACHER
Reading assignment: pages 275-297
The first chapter in this section
affords a special opportunity to look for qualities of good teaching. As it
is studied, a list could be made and used for discussion. See especially pages
277-279.
1. The child's first teacher is the
_____________________. Discuss this awesome responsibility. (275)
2. Before becoming fathers and mothers,
what subject should be especially studied by men and women? (276)
3. Complete the following sentence:
"The teacher can gain the respect of his pupils in no other way than by ___________________________________________________________________.
(277)
4. Why is physical vigor so important
to successful teaching? (277)
5. How important to the teacher is
respect and confidence of his pupils? (279)
6. Two extremes are often found in
children and youth: (a) Those who have had little or no discipline. (b) Those
who have been treated harshly. How does each approach affect the children? And
what is the role of the teacher? (279, 280)
7. What are the values of the teacher's
entering into social relation with the pupil? (280)
8. What are the dangers of showing
partiality to students? (280)
9. Consider several of the Bible
promises given to the teacher. (282)
10. What are some of the positive
results of cooperation between teachers and students? (283, 284)
11. Why should parents endeavor to
act together in training their children? (283)
12. For what reasons should criticisms
or suggestions in regard to the teacher's work be made to him in private? (284)
13. What are the values to the teacher
in becoming acquainted with the parents of students? (284, 285)
14. How can children from the earliest
years be led to feel they are part of the home firm? (285)
15. How can the spirit of cooperation
in the schoolroom be fostered? What will be the results? (285, 286)
16. How early in the child's life
should he be taught to obey? (287)
17. "The object of discipline is
_______________________________________________________________." (287)
18. Why is the effort to "break the
will" of the child a terrible mistake? (288)
19. How should the discipline of
the human being be different from that of an animal? Why? (288)
20. Why should the teacher make obedience
to his requirements as easy as possible? (288, 289)
21. Give a definition of the will.
(289)
22. Why is the parent or teacher
who trains the child to self-control the most successful? (289)
23. What are the benefits of trusting
children and youth versus suspicion? (289, 290)
24. "Lead the _____________________
to feel that they are _____________________, and there are few who will not
_____________________ to prove _____________________ worthy of the _____________________."
(290)
25. Why is it better to request than
to command? (290)
26. "Rules should be few and well
considered; and when once made, they should be enforced." What are the reasons
for this? (290)
27. What do youth need to understand
about liberty? (291)
28. "Continual _____________________
bewilders, but does not _____________________." (291)
29. "The true object of reproof is
gained only when __________________________________________." (291)
30. When a parent or teacher is in
danger of becoming impatient, what should be done? (292)
31. What is the Saviour's rule in
the training of children and youth? (292, 293)
32. For what three reasons should
expulsion from school become a necessity? (293)
33. List some of the principal rules
of discipline teachers should practice. (293,294)
34. What lessons can human teachers
learn from the divine? (294,295)
35. Children and youth "should be
taught that this world is not a _____________________, but a _____________________."
(295)
36. What are three true tests of
character? (295)
37. "Something better" is the watchword
of education, the law of all true living. What does this mean? Give some illustrations.
(296, 297)
POSTGRADUATE STUDY
Reading assignment: pages 301-309
1. "Heaven is a _____________________;
its field of study, the _____________________; its teacher, the _____________________."
(301)
2. What three conditions that were
in Eden will not be found in the school of the future life? (302)
3. How will the tree of life be different
in heaven from what it was in Eden? (302)
4. What will we learn in heaven about
the activity of angels during our earthly life? (304, 305)
5. What will some of the surprises
be in eternity? (305,306)
6. "There the _____________________
and _____________________ that God has planted in the _____________________
will find _____________________ and sweetest _____________________." (306)
7. "There every _____________________
will be developed, every _____________________ increased. The grandest _____________________
will be carried forward, the loftiest _____________________ will be reached,
the highest _____________________ realized." (307)
8. "All the treasures of the universe
will be open to the study of God's children." In your imagination, what do you
think some of these might be? (307)
9. What will be one of our rewards
for working with Christ in this world? (308)
10. Why was the great controversy
permitted to continue throughout the ages? (308)
11. What is our greatest joy and
highest education in our life here? Will there be any difference in heaven?
(309)
12. How will Christ be "rewarded"
in heaven? (309)