For the ‘valorisation’ of the child’s personality there must be a very definite basis in social experiences.
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Through concentration important qualities of character develop. When the concentration passes, the child is inwardly satisfied, he becomes aware of...
... the child of seven years must have other kinds of social experiences. We can say that up to seven years the experiences have been in a small...
Just as we cannot directly help the child’s body to grow into manhood, so we cannot form his mind or character for him. But we can supply his mental...
I have said enough if I have persuaded you to undertake for yourself the interesting experiment of a visit to one of our schools to watch the happy...
It is tremendously important that we should understand the spontaneous way in which the child develops himself. We are so anxious to help, to us it...
It is on this principle of the development of the child through handling interesting objects that I have built up my method of education.
We can love our children so dearly that it makes us blind to what is best for them. We can desire so eagerly that they shall grow into fine men and...
I do say that ‘don’ts’ are far less effective – indeed they are often definitely harmful when they fill a young child with fear or resentment – than...