Education - Centro de Pesquisas Ellen G. White

Education

Ellen G. White

1903

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Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one's faith.

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Foreword

It is rare, indeed, for a book devoted to the subject of education to be read so widely or to endure so well the tests of changing times as has the present work now appearing in this new, popular form. The fundamental principles clearly unfolded in this volume have for many decades made it the handbook of tens of thousands of parents and teachers. Now, to further augment its already wide distribution and reading, it is published as one of the Christian Home Library volumes, but without change in wording or paging.

Every person must face the practical realities of life--its opportunities, its responsibilities, its defeats, and its successes. How he is to meet these experiences, whether he is to become master or victim of circumstances, depends largely upon his preparation to cope with them--his education.

True education is well defined as the harmonious development of all the faculties--a full and adequate preparation for this life and the future eternal life. It is in the early years in the home and in the formal schoolwork that the mind develops, a pattern of living is established, and character is formed.

Keenly discerning the relative and lasting values of what constitutes true education in its broadest sense, the author of this book points the way to their realization. An education in which the mental faculties are properly developed is clearly outlined. An education in which the hands are skilled in useful trades is emphasized. An education which recognizes God as the source of all wisdom and [8] understanding is earnestly recommended.

The motivating objective of the author in her extensive writings upon the subject of education was that youth on the threshold of life might be ready to take their place as good citizens, well prepared for the practical experiences of living, fully developed physically, God-fearing, with characters untarnished and hearts true to principle. This volume is the paramount work in this group of writings in which

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are set forth principles essential to the understanding of those who guide the youth in the home and in the school.

The writer of these pages was a friend of young men and women. She was for many years in close touch with institutions of learning and was well acquainted with the problems of youth in preparation for their lifework. Above all, she was endued with more than ordinary knowledge and skill as a writer and speaker.

Concerned as it is with great guiding principles, and not with the details of curriculum or the merits of differing educational systems, the influence of this volume has been world wide, with editions published in a number of the leading languages of other continents. That this new American printing may still more widely disseminate the great principles of character education is the ardent hope of the publishers and--

The Trustees of the

Ellen G. White Publications. [9]

Contents

Information about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii First Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 1--Source and Aim of True Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter 2--The Eden School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter 3--The Knowledge of Good and Evil . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 4--Relation of Education to Redemption . . . . . . . . 19 Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 5--The Education of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 6--The Schools of the Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter 7--Lives of Great Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Daniel, an Ambassador of Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 True and Honest Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Elisha, Faithful in Little Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Moses, Powerful Through Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Paul, Joyful in Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The Master Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chapter 8--The Teacher Sent From God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 9--An Illustration of His Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The Transforming Power of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 From Weakness to Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 A Lesson in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Nature Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Chapter 10--God in Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Chapter 11--Lessons of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 The Law of Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Sowing in Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Life Through Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Chapter 12--Other Object Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 The Message of the Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 A Lesson of Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 The Bible as an Educator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Chapter 13--Mental and Spiritual Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Chapter 14--Science and the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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