As soon as children find something that interests them they lose their instability and learn to concentrate.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind.

At birth, the child leaves a person - his mother's womb - and this makes him independent of her bodily functions. The baby is next endowed with an urge, or need, to face the out world and to absorb it. We might say that he is born with 'the psychology of world conquest.' By absorbing what he finds about him, he forms his own personality.

The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he finds in his path. A vital force is active within him, and this guides his efforts towards their goal. It is a force called the 'horme', by Sir Percy Nunn.

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

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.