No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child’s individual liberty must be so guided that...

A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done.

The adult ought never to mould the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself...

We must give the child relaxation from the continuous direction of adults. So we give them the right environment, relaxation and freedom from orders....

The child must learn by his own individual authority...and not to be questioned in his choice. Our teaching must only answer the mental needs of the...

The most difficult thing to make clear to the new teacher is that because the child progresses, she must restrain herself and avoid giving directions,...

Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human...

The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his "natural development". In other words, if we observe natural...

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.