If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and…

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The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when...

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when...

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is...

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is...

To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...