He himself invites our sympathy, and we should respond fully and gladly. Let us wait, and be always ready to share in both the joys and the difficulties which the child experiences. “Wait while observing.” That is the motto for the educator. There is therefore no need of intervention.
He is sociable to the extent of wanting to share with every one his successes, his discoveries, and his little triumphs. Then we shall notice that the child has a personality which he is seeking to expand he has initiative, he chooses his own work, persists in it, changes it according to his inner needs he does not shirk effort, he rather goes in search of it, and with great joy overcomes obstacles within his capacity. To keep alive that enthusiasm is the secret of real guidance, and it will not prove a difficult task, provided that the attitude towards the child’s acts be that of respect, calm and waiting, and provided that he be left free in his movements and in his experiences. A lesson in the ordinary use of the word cools the child’s enthusiasm for the knowledge of things, just as it would cool the enthusiasm of adults. It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may be always ready to supply the desired help, but may never be the obstacle between the child and his experience. FREEDOM The success of these results is closely connected with the delicate intervention of the one who guides the children in their development.
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