The education of children, at home or at school, should not be like the training of dumb animals; for children have an intelligent will, which should be directed to control all their powers. Dumb animals need to be trained, for they have not reason and intellect. But the human mind must be taught self-control. It must be educated to rule the human being, while animals are controlled by a master and are trained to be submissive to him. The master is mind, judgment, and will for his beast. A child may be so trained as to have, like the beast, no will of his own. Even his individuality may be merged in the one who superintends his training; his will, to all intents and purposes, is subject to the will of the teacher. {3T 132.1}

Børns opdragelse i hjemmet eller i skolen bør ikke ligne oplæringen af umælende dyr; for børn har en forstandig vilje, der bør oplæres til at beherske alle deres kræfter. Umælende dyr må dresseres; for de har ikke fornuft og intelligens. Men det menneskelige sind må oplæres til selvbeherskelse. Det må uddannes til at herske over det menneskelige væsen, medens dyrene styres af en herre og oplæres til at underordne sig ham. En herre er sind, skøn og vilje for sit dyr. Et barn kan oplæres på en sådan måde, at det ligesom dyret ikke selv har nogen vilje. Endog dets personlighed kan opsluges af den, der leder dets oplæring; dets vilje er i enhver henseende underkastet lærerens vilje.