The child has to acquire physical independence by being self-sufficient; he must become of independent will by using in freedom his own power of...

The mind takes some time to develop interest, to be set in motion, to get warmed up into a subject, to attain a state of profitable work. If at this...

Being active with one's own hands, having a determined practical aim to reach, is what really gives inner discipline. When the hand perfects itself in...

The first idea that a child must acquire on order to be actively disciplined is the difference between right and wrong; and it is the duty of the...

Nevertheless the exercises of practical life cannot be regarded as a simple kind of gymnastics; they are “work”. But the work is refreshing and not...

A child is constantly inspecting his surroundings, his “house”; and when a chair is out of place, making the room look disorderly, we can be certain...

The objects that are used for practical life ...are objects used where a child lives and which he sees employed in his own home, but they are...

Work for a child must possess some variety within itself. A child does not have to know the reasons for sowing or reaping to have his interest aroused...

It would seem to me that children are very well disciplined indeed when they can all move around in a room in a useful, intelligent, and free fashion...

Through practical exercises...the children develop a true “social feeling,” for they are working in the environment of the community in which they...