In the school Brother ----- has not only been burdened by the wrong course of the children, but by the injudicious management of the parents, which produced and nurtured hatred of restraint. Overwork, unceasing care, with no help at home, but rather a constant irritation, have caused him at times to lose self-control and to act injudiciously. Some have taken advantage of this, and faults of minor consequence have been made to appear like grave sins. {5T 52.1}

I skolen har bror ___ ikke kun været belastet af børnenes forkerte opførsel, men også af forældrenes ukloge ledelse, som har avlet og næret had til grænser. Overbebyrdelse, ustandselig omhu, uden hjælp hjemmefra, men snarere en stadig irritation, har fået ham til at miste selvkontrollen nogle gange og handle uoverlagt. Nogle har benyttet sig af dette og fejl af mindre betydning er kommet til at se ud som alvorlige synder.