"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? CT 104.1"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
The EGW passage discusses the responsibility of teachers in shaping the character of their students, which directly reflects the principle of training up a child in Proverbs 22:6. The connection is strong and relevant.
"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. CT 104.2"
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
The EGW passage describes the positive influence a teacher can have, causing their students to become a light to others. This thematically parallels Matthew 5:16, which encourages believers to let their light shine. The connection is valid and meaningful.