Children of three or four will concentrate for an hour at a time without effort, and we are careful not to destroy this new power by the arbitrary...

The apparent fatigue of the child between the first and second period of work is interesting; at that moment the aspect of the child is not calm and...

The little child who persists in his exercises, concentrated and absorbed, is obviously elaborating the constant man, the man of character, he who...

The phenomenon to be expected from the little child, when he is placed in an environment favourable to his spiritual growth, is this: that suddenly...

When work has become a habit, the intellectual level rises rapidly, and organised order causes good conduct to become a habit. Children then work with...

Now the little child who manifests perseverance in his work as the first constructive act of his psychical life, and upon this act builds up internal...

Observation of the work of others becomes increasingly frequent, as if it were a spontaneous "comparative" study between the child himself and his...

Now the little child who manifests perseverance in his work as the first constructive act of his psychical life, and upon this act builds up internal...

But the child who chooses the objects and perseveres in their use with the utmost intensity of attention, as shown in the muscular contractions which...

The phenomenon to be expected from the little child, when he is placed in an environment favourable to his spiritual growth, is this: that suddenly...