“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.”
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We cannot create observers by saying 'observe, ' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.