"There should have been in past generations provisions made for education upon a larger scale. In connection with the schools should have been agricultural and manufacturing establishments. There should have been teachers also of household labor. There should have been a portion of the time each day devoted to labor, that the physical and mental might be equally exercised. If schools had been established upon the plan we have mentioned, there would not now be so many unbalanced minds. CE 18.1"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6 advocates for training a child in the right way, and EGW expands on this by suggesting a balanced education that includes physical and mental exercise. The principle of holistic development aligns with the proverb's intent.