Without the development of intelligence man cannot participate in social life in a conscious and responsible manner. Participation depends on the thorough development of each individual's potentialities. And the development of intelligence means in itself the development of all human capacities. History's most important ideal has been that of freedom. Everyone has the right to be free.
Intelligence is a tool for freedom.
The human person can be freer by the perfection of his own being, which is gained in the progressive actualization of all his faculties. Today knowledge allows us to confirm that our capacities can be developed at any age. In continuous and permanent educational action, both in school and out of school, the programs for the development of intelligence must cover the first six years of life, considered as a special stage, and then continue throughout all educational systems, from kindergarten to the university and later on expand to adulthood. The development and functioning of the brain during early childhood depends on the quality and quantity of interaction existing between the child and his environment. As it has already been proved with scientific research, sensory-motor experiences are basic for the development of cognitive capacities.