"The adult has a mission to fulfil which has been so complicated and intensified that he finds it ever harder to suspend it as he must do if he is to follow the child, adapting himself to the child's rhythm and the psychological needs of..." The Secret of Childhood (per Google, 1983 reprint P. 239- but my edition doesn't have that many pages!)
"But the child does not want to get anywhere; he just want to walk, and to help him truly the adult must follow the child, and not expect him to keep up. The need for following the child is clearly demonstrated here, but indeed it is..." Education for a New world, 1946, p. 89
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Can anyone tell me where I can find this quotation: "A child's work is to create the man he will become. etc. I need the book and is possible the page number.
Thanks Diane
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