Being self-directed — One of the things that I want for children more than anything else in the world is to be self-directed, self-evaluators. To be able to look at what they’ve done and to wonder about it. To be either dissatisfied or satisfied to try it again.

We have made learning so boring — We have made lessons so boring, so demeaning.

Young children are egocentric — Young children, and it’s so obvious when you watch them, are egocentric. Their main concern is themselves. They don’t the ability to share.

Power with not over children — Power over children means that you’ve got a set of rules and if they get broken then you do something to punish the child instead of assisting the child through this.

Eleven play conditions — There are eleven conditions that I talk about that exist only in play.

Creating a safe place for risk — There has to be is an element of risk.