It is the privilege of the faithful teacher to reap day by day the visible results of his patient, persevering labor of love. It is his to watch the growth of the tender plants as they bud, and blossom, and bear the fruit of order, punctuality, faithfulness, thoroughness, and true nobility of character. It is his to see a love for truth and right growing and strengthening in these children and youth for whom he is held responsible. What can give him greater returns than to see his pupils developing characters that will make them noble and useful men and women, fitted to occupy positions of responsibility and trust—men and women who in the future will wield a power to hold in check evil influences and help in dispelling the moral darkness of the world?
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As the teacher awakens in the minds of his pupils a realization of the possibilities before them, as he causes them to grasp the truth that they may become useful, noble, trustworthy men and women, he sets in motion waves of influence that, even after he himself has gone to rest, will reach onward and ever onward, giving joy to the sorrowing and inspiring hope in the discouraged. As he lights in their minds and hearts the lamp of earnest endeavor, he is rewarded by seeing its bright rays diverge in every direction, illuminating not only the lives of the few who daily sit before him for instruction, but through them the lives of many others.
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The Right Education Child Guidance, 293-299. Fundamentals of Christian Education, 15-46, 113-122, 328-330, 405-415, 429-437. Messages to Young People, 169, 170. Testimonies For The Church 3:131-135. Our CollegeChild Guidance, 328-336.Fundamentals of Christian Education, 488-491.Testimonies For The Church 4:418-449, Testimonies For The Church 5:11-15, 21-36, 59-61, Testimonies For The Church 6:141-151.Deportment of Students Fundamentals of Christian Education, 191-195.
(CT 104)
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