Power to Think and to Do
Every human being, created in the image of God, is endowed with a power akin to that of the Creator—individuality, power to think and to do. The men and women in whom this power is developed are those who bear responsibilities, who are leaders in enterprise, and who influence character. It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train young people to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other people’s thought. Let students be directed to the sources of truth, to the vast fields opened for research in nature and revelation. Let them contemplate the great facts of duty and destiny, and the mind will expand and strengthen.
TEd 12.1
Instead of producing educated weaklings, institutions of learning may send forth men and women who are strong to think and act—individuals who are masters and not slaves of circumstances, individuals who possess breadth of mind, clearness of thought, and the courage of their convictions.
TEd 12.2
Such an education strengthens the character, so that truth and uprightness are not sacrificed to selfish desire or worldly ambition. Instead of some master passion becoming a power to destroy, every motive and desire is brought into conformity to the great principles of right. As the perfection of God’s character is dwelt upon, the mind is renewed and the soul is recreated in His image.
TEd 12.3
What education can be higher than this? What can equal it in value?
“It cannot be gotten for gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, ...
For the price of wisdom is above rubies.”
Job 28:15-18.
TEd 12.4
1976
TEd
True Education
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Study","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0078_eng_f_chapter_20_bible_teaching_and_study_1976_781.mp3#duration=760&size=6188207"},{"para_id":"1976.821","title":"Chapter 21\u2014Study of Physiology","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0082_eng_f_chapter_21_study_of_physiology_1976_821.mp3#duration=519&size=4263808"},{"para_id":"1976.846","title":"Chapter 22\u2014Temperance and Dietetics","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0085_eng_f_chapter_22_temperance_and_dietetics_1976_846.mp3#duration=482&size=3964602"},{"para_id":"1976.871","title":"Chapter 23\u2014Recreation","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0087_eng_f_chapter_23_recreation_1976_871.mp3#duration=695&size=5673332"},{"para_id":"1976.906","title":"Chapter 24\u2014Manual Training","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0090_eng_f_chapter_24_manual_training_1976_906.mp3#duration=803&size=6539123"},{"para_id":"1976.946","title":"Chapter 25\u2014Education and Character","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0093_eng_f_chapter_25_education_and_character_1976_946.mp3#duration=468&size=3856076"},{"para_id":"1976.975","title":"Chapter 26\u2014Methods of Teaching","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0096_eng_f_chapter_26_methods_of_teaching_1976_975.mp3#duration=1029&size=8340916"},{"para_id":"1976.1027","title":"Chapter 27\u2014Deportment","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0102_eng_f_chapter_27_deportment_1976_1027.mp3#duration=564&size=4625745"},{"para_id":"1976.1061","title":"Chapter 28\u2014Relation of Dress to Education","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0105_eng_f_chapter_28_relation_of_dress_to_education_1976_1061.mp3#duration=326&size=2721604"},{"para_id":"1976.1083","title":"Chapter 29\u2014The Sabbath","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0107_eng_f_chapter_29_the_sabbath_1976_1083.mp3#duration=250&size=2109233"},{"para_id":"1976.1095","title":"Chapter 30\u2014Faith and Prayer","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0108_eng_f_chapter_30_faith_and_prayer_1976_1095.mp3#duration=869&size=7060404"},{"para_id":"1976.1140","title":"Chapter 31\u2014The Lifework","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0113_eng_f_chapter_31_the_lifework_1976_1140.mp3#duration=1028&size=8339508"},{"para_id":"1976.1190","title":"Chapter 32\u2014Preparation","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0118_eng_f_chapter_32_preparation_1976_1190.mp3#duration=739&size=6025639"},{"para_id":"1976.1233","title":"Chapter 33\u2014Cooperation","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0122_eng_f_chapter_33_cooperation_1976_1233.mp3#duration=382&size=3169535"},{"para_id":"1976.1254","title":"Chapter 34\u2014Discipline","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0124_eng_f_chapter_34_discipline_1976_1254.mp3#duration=1119&size=9068366"},{"para_id":"1976.1312","title":"Chapter 35\u2014The School of the Hereafter","mp3":"\/mp3\/1976\/0129_eng_f_chapter_35_the_school_of_the_hereafter_1976_1312.mp3#duration=875&size=7111666"}]