He believed that children had innate abilities that required room for growth and refinement, without the need for a rigid structure. In his reflections he proposed that teachers and students venture into nature, allowing children to explore their interests and freely ask questions of the instructor. This model emphasizes that it is not good practice to ask a teacher to impose his or her ideas on a student (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2014). I think it is important for teachers to be open to allowing students to form their own opinions because personal potential can be stifled