---
title: 'Duties of Teachers and Parents'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Holmes McGuffey'
date: 1836-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcguffey-1836-duties-of-teachers-and-parents
---

# Duties of Teachers and Parents

1835 lecture urging professionalization of teaching and cooperation of teachers, parents, and legislators to educate all citizens, promoting knowledge, virtue, and civic prosperity.

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