Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

physical inability, the mind loses its vigor, the
channel to the higher feelings and motives is to that
extent obstructed, and the teacher is less able to
discriminate between right and wrong. When
suffering the results of ill health, it is not an easy
matter to be patient and cheerful, or to act with
integrity and justice.
Christ as the Example and Teacher of Youth
The example of Jesus is a light to the young, as
well as to those of more mature years, for His was
a representative childhood and youth. From His
earliest years His example was perfect. As a little
child He was obedient to His parents and to the
laws of nature, “and the grace of God was upon
Him.” (Luke 2:40)
Jesus did not, like many youth, devote His time
to amusement. He studied the word until He
became familiar with its sayings. Even in His
childhood His life and all His habits were in
harmony with the Scriptures, and He was skillful in
their use. ... Besides the written word, Jesus studied
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