Aletha J. Solter > Quotes

“Many educators believe that, with students of five or six years of age, they have to begin doing something different, called “schooling”. Children’s natural instincts and motivation to learn are no longer trusted in most schools after the age of six. Instead, it is generally believed that children of this age must be told what, how, where and when to learn. This is considered to be “real learning”, as opposed to the play that would occur spontaneously.”
― Aletha Jauch Solter, Helping Young Children Flourish

“Fears are not logical and do not respond to logic or reason.”
― Aletha Jauch Solter, Helping Young Children Flourish

“It is ironic that our culture shields children from scenes of human love-making but ruthlessly expose them to scenes of human killings.”
― Aletha Jauch Solter, Helping Young Children Flourish