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Co-operation Between the Home and the School
It is in the home school that our boys and girls are to be prepared
to attend the church school. Parents should constantly keep this in
mind, and as teachers in the home should consecrate every power of
the being to God, that they may fulfill their high and holy mission.
Diligent, faithful instruction in the home is the best preparation that
children can receive for school life. Wise parents will help their
children to understand that in the school life, as in the home, they
are to strive to please God, to be an honor to Him.
To shield their children from contaminating influences, parents
should instruct them in the principles of purity. Those children who
in the home form habits of obedience and self-control will have little
difficulty in their school life, and will escape many of the temptations
that beset the youth. Parents should train their children to be true to
God under all circumstances and in all places. They should surround
them with influences that tend to strengthen character. With such a
training, children, when sent away to school, will not be a cause of
disturbance or anxiety. They will be a support to their teachers and
an example and encouragement to their fellow pupils.
What the Teacher Should Be
In the choice of a teacher for the children, great care should be
shown. Church-school teachers should be men and women who have
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a humble estimate of themselves, who are not filled with vain conceit.
They should be faithful workers, filled with the true missionary spirit,
workers who have learned to put their trust in God and to labor in
His name. They should possess the attributes of Christ’s character—
patience, kindness, mercy, and love; and into the daily experience
they should bring the Saviour’s righteousness and peace. Then,
working with fragrant influence, they will give evidence of what
grace can do through human agents who make God their trust.
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