"One of the first educational objectives should be to eliminate the competitive spirit and its substitution with a spirit of loving cooperation... What is needed is to surround the child with an atmosphere which will foster a sense of responsibility and which will set him free from the inhibitions generated by a perpetual sense of fear of life, and which then becomes the stimulus for competition. These qualities of responsibility and goodwill will be encouraged by stressing a new approach in the child's education: (a) Surrounding him with an atmosphere of love and trust, which will suppress the causes of timidity and will largely contribute to cast out fear. This love must be based on true and deep compassion and tenderness and not on emotional demonstrations. It should lead to courteous treatment of the child, and the expectation of equal courtesy to others.... (b) An atmosphere of patience will contribute considerably towards engendering the rudiments of responsibility... (c) For the developing child an atmosphere of understanding is absolutely essential."