At about a year and a half, the child discovers another fact, and that is that each thing has its own name.
When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.
The child who concentrates is immensely happy
The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.
Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free.
It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.