Children are in great need of proper education in order that they may be of use in the world. But any effort that exalts intellectual culture above moral training is misdirected. Instructing, cultivating, polishing, and refining youth and children should be the main burden with both parents and teachers. Close reasoners and logical thinkers are few for the reason that false influences have checked the development of the intellect. The supposition of parents and teachers that continual study would strengthen the intellect has proved erroneous, for in many cases it has had the opposite effect. {3T 142.3}

Børn er i stort behov for god uddannelse så at de kan bruges i verden. Men den bestræbelse der højner forstandsmæssig kultur over moralsk oplæring er vildledt. Belæring, opdyrkelse og forfining af de unge og børn burde være den største byrde hos både forældre og lærere. Der er få gode grunde og logiske tanker (143) fordi falske påvirkninger har standset forstandens udvikling. Forældre og lærere som hele tiden studerer mener at kunne hjælpe forstandsmennesker der har vist fejl, men i mange tilfælde har det haft den modsatte virkning.