Montessori Quick Bites

"When he is at the school we adults have chosen for him, he is given a medal and we say, ‘What a clever teacher he has.’   "But it is […]

"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 […]

"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, […]

" 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 […]

"…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 […]

"…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 […]

"…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 […]

"…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 […]

"…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) […]