There should be music in the child's environment, just as there does exist in the child's environment spoken speech. In the social environment the child should be considered and music should be provided.
The child will reveal himself through work.
He who is served is limited in his independence.
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for oneโs self.
The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge. He has the power to teach himself.
It is almost possible to say that there is a mathematical relationship between the beauty of his surroundings and the activity of the child; he will make discoveries rather more voluntarily in a gracious setting than in an ugly one.