The first duty of the educator, whether he is involved with the newborn infant or the older child, is to recognize the human personality of the young being and respect it.

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

A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.

The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.

Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.

Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.

In the psychological realm of relationship between teacher and child, the teacher's part and its techniques are analogous to those of the valet; they are to serve, and to serve well: to serve the spirit.