Noah Webster's 1828 definition of education is:
"The bringing up as of a child; instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give children a good education in manners, art, science is important; to give them a religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility rests on parents and guardians who neglect these duties."