Many parents keep their children at school nearly the year round. These children go through the routine of study mechanically, but do not retain that which they learn. Many of these constant students seem almost destitute of intellectual life. The monotony of continual study wearies the mind, and they take but little interest in their lessons; and to many the application to books becomes painful. They have not an inward love of thought and an ambition to acquire knowledge. They do not encourage in themselves habits of reflection and investigation. {3T 142.2}

Mange forældre holder deres børn i skolen næsten hele året igennem. Disse børn går mekanisk igennem studierne, men beholder ikke det som de lærer. Mange af disse uforandrede studerende synes næsten blottet for forstandsmæssigt liv. Uforandrede studiers ensformighed bebyrder sindet og de har kun lidt interesse for deres lektier; og for mange bliver det boglige smerteligt. De har ikke en indre kærlighed i tankerne og et mål med at vinde kundskab. De opmuntrer ikke sig selv til eftertankens og ransagelsens vane.