Nature conditions the child otherwise than the young of animals. She leaves the realm of movement free from the imperious despotism of instinct...

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...

… the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean...

Once the child can speak, he can express himself and no longer depends on others to guess his needs. He finds himself in touch with human society, for...

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...

The essential reform of our plan from this point of view may be defined as follows: during the difficult time of adolescence it is helpful to leave...

Therefore work on the land is an introduction both to nature and to civilisation and gives a limitless field for scientific and historic studies. If...

The most pleasant work for children is not sowing but reaping, a work, we all know, that is no less exacting then the former. It may even be said that...

A child, who more than anyone else is a spontaneous observer of nature, certainly needs to have at his disposal material upon which he can work.

We had seen that nature prepares indirectly the embryo; she issues no orders until the organs have been prepared for obedience. Character can be built...