And, to show you what puzzles me, I'll tell you that in our theory great stress is laid on the forced exertion of the child's mind; we think it is good for him to overcome obstacles." "Of course it is," she unexpectedly agreed.

"All our children do that--they love to." That puzzled me again.

If they loved to do it, how could it be educational?
"Our theory is this," she went on carefully.

"Here is a young human being.

The mind is as natural a thing as the body, a thing that grows, a thing to use and enjoy.