Since then there has been some blogging about this as others have made suggestions, but unfortunately it has not been possible for any of us to confirm the source either way. I feel it originated from Maria Hari but am not in a position to check this.
It led me to look at Maria Hari on conductive pedagogy in the hope I would find it there, but all I found was a substantial number of statements that are very similar:
eg. 'The work of the conductor is simply to motivate the child to do well'. p71.
'The child learns that he can change position. The conductor must prove it to him. The conductor gives him the chance to interact with the environment and to overcome difficulties' p72.
every child must know that he is absolutely free to do what he wants and that he is the most essential, his skills are appreciated, his life has meaning' p109.
There are copies in the National Library of Conductive Education and also copies for sale from
cafepress.com http://www.cafepress.com/foundationce.13389401
At one point Andrew talked about compiling a little book of quotes from the writings of Hari which, perhaps could be looked at with Peto's proverbs, ( as mentioned on Susie's blog) if the source can ever be confirmed.
http://www.susie-mallett.org/2009/07/do-not-ask-me-what-i-can-do-for-child.html and
http://www.susie-mallett.org/2009/07/mystery-of-peto-proverbs.html
Perhaps a collection of such fully referenced quotes would be useful, though of course, it must always be remembered that statements can be distorted when used out of context.
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