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

which is from above? ... Teachers are to do more
for their students than to impart a knowledge of
books. Their position as guide and instructor of the
youth is most responsible, for to them is given the
work of molding mind and character. Those who
undertake this work should possess well-balanced,
symmetrical characters. They should be refined in
manner, neat in dress, careful in all their habits;
and they should have that true Christian courtesy
that wins confidence and respect. The teacher
should be himself what he wishes his students to
become.
Teachers are to watch over their students as the
shepherd watches over the flock entrusted to his
charge. They should care for souls as they that
must give an account.
The teacher may understand many things in
regard to the physical universe; he may know about
the structure of animal life, the discoveries of
natural science, the inventions of mechanical art;
but he cannot be called educated, he is not fitted for
his work as an instructor of the youth, unless he has
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