Chapter 54—Teachers and Parents in Partnership
Need for a Sympathetic Understanding—The teachers in the
home and the teachers in the school should have a sympathetic un-
derstanding of one another’s work. They should labor together har-
moniously, imbued with the same missionary spirit, striving together
to benefit the children physically, mentally, and spiritually, and to
develop characters that will stand the test of temptation
Parents should remember that much more will be accomplished by
the work of the church school if they themselves realize the advantage
that their children will obtain in such a school, and unite wholeheart-
edly with the teacher. By prayer, by patience, by forbearance, parents
can undo much of the wrong caused by impatience and unwise in-
dulgence. Let parents and teacher take hold of the work together,
the parents remembering that they themselves will be helped by the
presence in the community of an earnest, God-fearing teacher
Disunion May Nullify Good Influence—A spirit of disunion
cherished in the hearts of a few will communicate itself to others
and undo the influence for good that would be exerted by the school.
Unless parents are ready and anxious to co-operate with the teacher for
the salvation of their children, they are not prepared to have a school
established among them
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Teamwork Begins in the Home—The work of co-operation
should begin with the father and mother themselves, in the home
life. In the training of their children they have a joint responsibility,
and it should be their constant endeavor to act together. Let them yield
themselves to God, seeking help from Him to sustain each other. Let
them teach their children to be true to God, true to principle, and thus
true to themselves and to all with whom they are connected. With
such training, children when sent to school will not be a cause of
1
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 157
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2
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 155, 156
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3
Testimonies For The Church 6:202
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