"Let the children be free, 

Encourage them, 

Let them run outside when it is raining, 

Let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water, 

And, when the grass of meadows is damp with dew, 

Let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet, 

Let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade, 

Let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning." 

-Dr. Maria Montessori-