When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing

The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are spontaneous and ordered -- this is the book of the teacher; this is the book which must inspire her actions . . .

The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination.

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.

Children are not only sensitive to silence, but also to a voice which calls them ... Out of that silence.

The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.

Teach by teaching, not by correcting