Before such attention and concentration have been attained, the teacher must learn to control herself so that the child's spirit shall be free to...

The child whose attention has once been held by a chosen object, while he concentrates his whole self on the repetition of the exercise, is a...

The vision of the teacher should be at once precise like that of the scientist, and spiritual like that of the saint. The preparation for science and...

Let us suppose, instead, that through long and patient exercises we have already trained our teachers in the observation of nature, and that we have...

A teacher who is urged on by a profound reverence for life, while she is making her interesting observations, should respect the gradual unfolding of...

The life of a child is not an abstraction; it is something that is lived by each one in particular. There is only one real biological manifestation...

From his scientific training, a teacher should acquire not only an ability but also an interest in observing natural phenomena. In our system he...

From a biological point of view, the concept of liberty in the education of very young children should be understood as a condition most favourable to...

Then when she begins to see that it is her duty to distinguish between acts which should be prevented and those which should be observed....

A child's liberty should have at its limit the interests of the group to which he belongs.... We should therefore prevent a child from doing anything...