Education must begin from birth. It must understand the psychological development of man. It must know of the great psychic energy of man.

The art of education must become a service to these powers inherent in all children. It must be a help to life.

These sensitive periods are of great importance and education must facilitate this opportunity which is inherent in the child. Education must prepare...

When I say that we must take the child as our teacher you will probably object, saying we must educate the child and give him all sorts of...

This child who stands before us with his marvellous hidden energies must lead our efforts. When we say that the child is our teacher, we mean that we...

We must proceed, not on the basis of our own ideas or on our own prejudices, not on preconceived methods, but by observing the child.

The purpose of education must be to elevate the individual; otherwise education would be of no use. This must be the goal of education. We must wish...

We must study the profound and mysterious psychology of the little child, observe its development, and find what we can do to help.

Before we can give help, we must understand; we must follow the path from childhood to adulthood. If we can understand, we can help and this help...

Education is the help we must give to life so that it may develop in the greatness of its powers. To help those great forces which bring the child...