The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.

The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.

Free choice is one of the highest of all the mental processes.

The greatest source of discouragement is the conviction that one is unable to do something

Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.

How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.