The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.

We must support as much as possible the child's desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate him to be independent.

Do not offer the child the content of the mind, but the order for that content.

Environment is undoubtedly a secondary factor in the phenomena of life; it can modify in that it can help or hinder, but it can never create.

Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.