The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'.

The child can only develop fully by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience 'work'.

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

Education demands, then, only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

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 assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.