A teacher’s advantages may have been limited, so that he does not possess as high literary qualifications as he might desire; yet if he has true insight into human nature, if he has an appreciation of the magnitude of his work, and a genuine love for it; if he has a willingness to labor earnestly and humbly and perseveringly, he will comprehend the needs of his pupils, and by his sympathetic spirit will win their hearts and leads them onward and upward. His efforts will be so well directed that the school will become a living, growing power for good, full of the spirit of real advancement. {CT 70.2}

En lærers fordel kan være begrænsede, så at han ikke har så høje litterære kundskaber som han kan ønske; men hvis han alligevel har en sand indsigt i menneskenaturen, hvis han påskønner sit arbejdes storhed, og en ægte kærlighed for det; hvis han er villig til at arbejde alvorligt og ydmygt og udholdende, vil han kunne dække eleverne s behov, og ved hans sympatiske ånd vil han vinde deres hjerter og lede dem fremad og opad. Hans anstrengelser vil være så godt styret, at skolen vil blive en levende kraft for det gode, fuld af den virkelige fremgangs ånd.