"The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that […]
“Let us be practical. Fathers and mothers, what can you hope for…”
"from your children? The European war is far less dangerous to their bodies than the spiritual risks which they run. We must imagine a much greater war, a universal one, […]
“It is ‘living among real possessions of his own’ which calms the child…”
" and assuages those desires which consume his precious powers in the vanity of illusion. Such a result is not to be achieved by imagining that he is living among […]
“The world is acquired psychologically by means of the imagination…”
"…Reality is studied in detail, then the whole is imagined. The detail is able to grow in the imagination, and so total knowledge is attained. The act of studying things […]
“Adaptability – this is the most essential quality…”
"…for the progress of the world is continually opening new careers, and at the same time closing or revolutionizing the traditional types of employment." — Dr. Maria Montessori From […]
“An education capable of saving humanity…”
"…is no small undertaking, it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in […]
“The mind of the child does not limit itself to the objects they can see…”
"…and their qualities, but goes beyond this, showing imagination. Children for whom a table in play becomes a house, a chair serves as a horse, who can visualize a fairy […]
“And so we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does…”
"…but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being." — Dr. Maria Montessori (A Montessori quick bite from The Center for Guided Montessori Studies) […]
