To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.

The exercises of practical life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the very essence of a useful education.

This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They can thus carryout an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.

How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.

Joy is the evidence of inner growth.