The Child’s First School In His wisdom the Lord has decreed that the family shall be the greatest of all educational agencies. It is in the home that the education of the child is to begin. Here is his first school. Here, with his parents as instructors, he is to learn the lessons that are to guide him throughout life—lessons of respect, obedience, reverence, self-control. The educational influences of the home are a decided power for good or for evil. They are in many respects silent and gradual, but if exerted on the right side, they become a far-reaching power for truth and righteousness. If the child is not instructed aright here, Satan will educate him through agencies of his choosing. How important, then, is the school in the home! {CT 107.1}

I Sin visdom har Herren dekreteret at familien skal være den største af alle uddannelsesorganer. Det er i hjemmet at barnets uddannelse skal begynde. Her er dets første skole. Her, er dets første skole. Her skal barnet, sammen med dets forældre som instruktørere, lære de lektier som fører det igennem livet - lektier om respekt, lydighed, ærbødighed og selvkontrol. Undervisningsindflydelsen i hjemmet er en afgjort kraft for godt eller ondt. I mange henseender er den stiltiende og gradvis, men udøves den på rigtige måde, bliver den en vidtspændende kraft for sandhed og retfærdighed. Hvis barnet instrueres rigtigt her, vil Satan uddanne det igennem sine udvalgte agenter. Hvor vigtigt er da skolen i hjemmet da ikke!