“Let nothing be taught to children except those which nourish the soul and make one a better person.” (St. Cyprian)

“Discipline must always be applied to the wrong-doer after the manner of physicians, who are not angry with patients, but fight the disease […] Treat the disease, not the person. Pride therefore will be corrected by ordering the practice of humility, aimless talk by silence, immoderate sleep by wakefulness in prayer, slothfulness by work, greediness by abstinence from food, discontent by separation from the other brethren.” (St. Basil the Great)

“It is not the amount of learning that must be our aim, but the quality of learning. Better to learn two verses with understanding, than a whole page with wandering thoughts.” (St. John Cassian)

“It is good to teach, if he who teaches also acts with good example.” (St. Ignatius) 

“An important part of a child’s education is story-telling, since good stories excite the imagination and strengthen the bond between parent and child. Stories from the Bible are preferred, and the child should repeat them often, to underscore full comprehension.”
(St. John Chrysostom)

“The human family constitutes the primary and essential element of human society […] Peace in society will be a direct result of peace in the family; order and harmony in the secular, political realm will be in direct result of the order and harmony which arises out of creative guidance and the giving of real responsibility to children (by assigning specific tasks to the children).” (St. John Chrysostom)

"The fruit of all study is to perceive the eternal word of God reflected in every plant and insect, every bird and animal, and every man and woman."  (St. Ninian, Apostle to the Picts of Scotland)