I have observed that the child, on condition that he is granted the freedom to work, learns, becomes cultured, absorbs knowledge and gains...

Men have not been given by heredity the limitation of doing one special thing. Nor is he adapted by heredity to one special geographical region. Man...

Liberty is not to be free to do anything one likes; it is to be able to act without help.

The child realises that through his own efforts he can be independent and achieve things he has set his mind to. And gradually we educators are...

The greatest help you can give your children is the freedom to go about their own work in their own way, for in this matter your child knows better...

So we realise that in order to develop the individual needs to display effort, to exercise himself and not be dependent on others. Now this...

During many years of experiment and observation, I discovered that children learn naturally through activity, and that their characters develop...

The teacher shows the child how to use the materials, how to wash himself, but it is the child who handles the material, perfects himself in his...

The adult must not interfere, must not act instead of the child. Give him the means and let him act: his freedom consists of this.

Favourable conditions came to be realised. A very rare thing. Indeed, because, though it is often said that parents or teachers should leave the...