Imitation Is The First Instinct Of The

To Teach Details Is To Bring Confusion; To Establish The Relationship Between Things Is To Bring Knowledge.

Watching A Child Makes It Obvious That The Development Of His Mind Comes Through His Movements.

For What Is The Use Of Transmitting Knowledge If The Individual's Total Development Lags Behind?

The First Aim Of The Prepared Environment Is, As Far As It Is Possible, To Render The Growing Child Independent Of The Adult.

The Child Seeks For Independence By Means Of Work; An Independence Of Body And Mind.