Summary of chapter 26- Educaction by EGW

Sentences to summarize the Reading:

1-      We should teach students to reason.

2-      We should not only teach them to follow tradition, but to think what is best.

3-      To distinguish between what is good and bad can only be achieved depending on God.

4-      We can learn to reason when we depend on God.

5-      We should speak directly to the hearts.

6-      In education we should have a personal interest for the individuals.

7-      We should teach the youth to try to develop all their mental faculties.

8-      The teacher should constantly have as a goal simplicity and efficiency.

9-      Children need appreciation, sympathy and stimulation but love for self-praise should not be developed. 

Word and meanings

1.       Acuity- “sharpness; acuteness; keenness”

2.       Sympathy- “the fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble.”

3.       Conceit- “an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.”

4.       Virtues- “an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.”

5.       Strengthening-“to make stronger; give strength to.”

6.       Victories-“a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.”

7.       Defeats-“to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish”

8.       Reform-“the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory”

9.       Interdependence-“the quality or condition of being interdependent, or mutually reliant on each other”

10.   Foment-“to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of”

Sentences

1-We must be keen to observe and make good decisions.

2- Let us show sympathy with each other.

3- In our hearts should not go conceited.

4- The virtues of the Christian must show Christ in what we do

5- God can command his angels to give us strength.

6- In Christ Jesus we can have victories with our students.

7-The plans of God is that we are never defeated.

8- We must make reforms in our lives.

9- It is a duty to teach our students to be independent.

11- To promote good habits to our students.