The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience and less a punitive experience if appropriately dealt with.

This then is the first duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to develop.

We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.

The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.

It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become strong, and, having become strong, can do even more than we dared hope for him.

Teach by teaching, not by correcting

Joy is the evidence of inner growth.