 Day focussed on their education, in the style of Emile, or On Education. He expanded on their teachings from the Foundling hospital in reading and basic arithmetic, and he also taught them how to write. He believed that the girls should be able to manage the house, so they were charged with cooking and cleaning as well as other house work. Finally, he wanted to be able to debate complex concepts with them, so he taught them rudimentary theories in physics and geography, tasking them with observing the changing of the seasons and recording details of sunrises and sunsets. He also imparted Rousseau's philosophy's contempt for luxury on them.
