My first reaction to having to read True Education by Ellen G. White was “oh great, I have to read another Ellen White book.” Throughout my life I was preached at about how Ellen White said such and such, meaning if I do not follow what she says I am a rebelious and unrighteous person. With this being said, I am glad that I was able to put my negative thoughts aside and dig deep into the topics, because after reading the book I have gained some new ideas and perspectives on how to go about educating in the classroom. However, I am only going to focus on the few that really stuck out to me. Some of them being able to comprehend the nature of human beings and their purpose, using several different teaching tactics, and the need for teachers and parents to work together. One of the first quotes that stuck out to me was “[i]n order to understand what is comprehended in the work of education, we need to consider both the nature of human beings and the purpose of God in creating them.” (White, 2000, p. 10). This quote caused me to do some deep thinking on why this would be important for educators. I came to the conclusion that if educators, did not understand why humans are here on earth and why they exist, then more than likely they would not want to exist. The reason being they, perhaps, would not have a purpose or reason to live my life. I also realized that I would not be able to answer some of the questions that I would be asked about who we are, what our purpose is on this