The Human Hand Allows The Mind To

The Child, Making Use Of All That He Finds Around Him, Shapes Himself For The Future.

Learning To Speak, Therefore, And The Power It Brings Of Intelligent Converse With Others, Is A Most Impressive Further Step Along The Path Of Independence ... Learning To Walk Is Especially Significant, Not Only Because It Is Supremely Complex, But Because It Is Done In The First Year Of Life.

Education Demands, Then, Only This: The Utilization Of The Inner Powers Of The Child For His Own Instruction.

If We Really Want Children To Grow Into Independent And Resourceful Adults, We Should Stop Pouring Their Milk As Soon As They Have Learned To Pour It Themselves And Stop Fastening Their Buttons As Soon As They Can Fasten Them Without Help.

The Work Of Education Is Divided Between The Teacher And The Environment.