Publisher's Synopsis
The child is a gift of nature; The image of a child is something created by man. The image of the child, which is beyond being a gift of nature, has determined educational practices in every age of history. Moreover, the image of the child created by man is as wrong as it is true. False images are stronger and easier to remember than true ones. Today, as in the past, our duty as educators of young children is not only to be honest with nature's gift, but also to combat the false images that threaten the healthy education of young children in every age.
