“From such a system there comes forth a school where the children work for themselves - that is, they are free. In this freedom they work much more than heretofore has been customary in school...
Lars Plougmann, released under the Creative Commons License, some rights ...
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“Often those adults who work tirelessly to encourage the habit of truth in the child…”
Marcin Bajer released under the Creative Commons License, some rights reserved
“Often those adults who work tirelessly to encourage the habit of truth in the child surround him with the kind of falseness that cannot even be reckoned as a "little lie" but is premeditated and has as its end the ...
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“Often what we call naughtiness on the part of the individual child is rebellion against our own mistakes in educating him…”
"Often what we call naughtiness on the part of the individual child is rebellion against our own mistakes in educating him. The coercive means which we adopt toward children are what destroy their natural tranquility. A healthy child, in his moments of freedom, succeeds in escaping from the toys inflicted upon him by his parents, and in ...
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” A child asked his father once why leaves were green…”
"A child asked his father once why leaves were green. The father thought how intelligent his child was, so he gave a long explanation of chloroplasm and chlorophyll and of the blue rays of the sun, etc. Presently he heard the child mumbling and listened; the child said: 'Oh, why did I ask Papa? I want to know why the leaves are green, not all ...
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“When he is at the school we adults have chosen for him…”
"When he is at the school we adults have chosen for him, he is given a medal and we say, 'What a clever teacher he has.'
"But it is the small child who is really a living miracle! This is what the teacher should see in the child: a pupil who has learnt in such a fashion that the teacher herself could not ...
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