Since it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act.
I tested in the top percentile for IQ, but I couldn't tie my shoes or really ride a bike without training wheels until I was almost 7.
Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness is a good sign in young children.
With art, your motor sense should be developed at full capacity.
I'm just physically stupid.
As soon as I had proved this and, of course, also the normal pointing action and reactions in all other extremities and joints, I stopped the experiment.
Children use the fist until they are of age to use the brain.
People are surprised that I can walk and talk.
The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins walking. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.
