A great deal of time and intellectual force are lost in the world, because the false seems great and the truth so small and insignificant.

The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.

How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

We do not believe in the educative power of words and commands alone, but seek cautiously, and almost without the child's knowing it, to guide his natural activity.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

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.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.