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 fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.

There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.

It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment of mankind. It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.

Nothing is created or destroyed in nature.

We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are.

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.