Education is Ellen G. White's landmark work on the true purpose and method of learning. Its central and challenging idea is that the work of education and the work of redemption are one. True education, she argues, is far more than the acquisition of facts or preparation for a career -- it is the harmonious development of the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, restoring in human beings the image of their Maker. Ranging from the school of Eden to the life of Christ the Master Teacher, and from the study of nature and the Bible to practical questions of discipline, work, and health, the book presents education in its broadest and highest sense: the development of the whole person for the joy of service in this world and the higher joy of wider service in the world to come.

Ellen White wrote this book to correct a narrow, worldly view of education and to set forth the great guiding principles of true, Christ-centered learning. She was concerned not with the details of curriculum or systems, but with the timeless principles that shape character and prepare a person for both usefulness here and eternal life hereafter. She intended it for parents, teachers, and students -- and indeed for all who seek true education in the great school of life.

Parents, teachers, students, and anyone shaping young minds -- but also every reader seeking to understand God's purpose for the mind and character. Its principles have been admired far beyond the church, and it remains a foundational text for the worldwide Adventist education system, one of the largest Protestant school networks in the world.

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Education contains 35 chapters. Because of its length, the chapters below are grouped by the theme they cover. The complete chapter-by-chapter text is available free at the read link.