To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.

If children are allowed free development and given occupation to correspond with their unfolding minds their natural goodness will shine forth.

Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.

Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.

Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.

The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child.

Mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.