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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
Before attempting to study the higher branches of literary knowl-
edge, be sure that you thoroughly understand the simple rules of
English grammar and have learned to read and write and spell cor-
rectly. Climb the lower rounds of the ladder before reaching for the
higher rounds.
Do not spend time in learning that which will be of little use to
you in your afterlife. Instead of reaching out for a knowledge of the
classics, learn first to speak the English language correctly. Learn
how to keep accounts. Gain a knowledge of those lines of study that
will help you to be useful wherever you are.
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The instruction which the Lord has sent us, warning students and
teachers against spending years of study in school, does not apply to
young boys and girls. These need to go through the proper period
of thorough discipline and study of the common branches and the
Bible until they have reached an age of more mature and reliable
judgment.
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