… the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean...

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

It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become strong, and, having...

The child has his own laws of growth, and if we want to help him grow, we must follow him instead of imposing ourselves on him.