Thus by preparing an open environment, an environment suited to this moment of life, natural manifestation of the child's psyche and hence the...

The true educator is the man who rids himself of the inner obstacles which make the child incomprehensible to him; he is not simply the man who is...

In the psychological realm of relationship between teacher and child, the teacher's part and its techniques are analogous to those of the valet; they...

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...

To become acquainted with the material, a teacher should not just look at it, study it in a book, or learn its use through the explanations of another...

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,...

Every external object and still more every external activity which hinders that frail and hidden impulse which, even though it is still unknown, acts...

...a child should be left free to choose the objects he wishes. The more the obstacles that stand between a child and the object to which his soul...

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