The child, unhampered, does not waste time.

The child, unhampered, does not waste time.

Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.

Children...need most of the same things adults need--consideration, respect for their work, the knowledge that they and the things they do are taken seriously.

Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.

Education [is] not an end in itself but [is] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime.

The freest child is the child who is most interested in what he is doing, and at whose hand are the materials for his work or play.