The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.

No adult can bear a child’s burden or grow up in his stead.

What advice can we give to new mothers? Their children need to work at an interesting occupation: they should not be helped unnecessarily, nor interrupted, once they have begun to do something intelligent.

The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.

The teacher's task is not a small easy one! She has to prepare a huge amount of knowledge to satisfy the child's mental hunger. She is not like the ordinary teacher, limited by a syllabus. The needs of the child are clearly more difficult to answer.