It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may always be ready to supply the desired help, but may never be the obstacle between the child and his experience.

The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.

Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.

It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.

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.

in nature everything is transformed but nothing destroyed.