Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.

We begin with the hypothesis that any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.

We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us.

Whoever reflects recognizes that there are empty and lonely spaces between one’s experiences.

Agency presupposes choice.

Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.

The young child approaching a new subject or anew problem is like the scientist operating at the edge of his chosen field.