The little ones should be educated in childlike simplicity. 84 They should be trained to be content with the small, helpful duties and the pleasures and experiences natural to their years. Childhood answers to the blade in the parable, and the blade has a beauty peculiarly its own. The children should not be forced into a precocious maturity but should retain as long as possible the freshness and grace of their early years.

De små bør opdrages i barnlig enfoldighed. De bør opdrages til at være tilfredse med deres små pligter og de fornøjelser og oplevelser, der passer for deres alder Barndommen svarer til strået i lignelsen, og strået har sin egen skønhed. Børnene burde ikke tvinges til modenhed, der er forud for deres alder men de burde så længe som muligt beholde den friskhed og ynde, som passer for barneårene.