
source: Maria Montessori (2015). “To Educate the Human Potential”, p.6, Ravenio Books
topic: Children, Ideas, Unity, Montessori
topic: Children, Independent, Adults, Montessori, Growing Children
The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.
topic: World, Way, Explorers, Montessori
topic: Children, Land, Roots, Montessori, Parental
topic: Teacher, Children, Listening, Montessori
topic: Children, Facts, Approval, Montessori
topic: Religious, Sweet, Children, Montessori, Suppressing
topic: Children, Parenting, Innocence, Montessori
Growth comes from activity, not from intellectual understanding.
source: Maria Montessori (2013). “The Montessori Reader”, p.526, Simon and Schuster
topic: Understanding, Intellectual, Growth, Montessori
Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.
topic: Children, Trying, Form, Montessori
source: "The Absorbent Mind" by Maria Montessori, Ch. 27, (p. 283), 1949.
topic: Inspirational, Life, Success, Inspirational Educational, Inspirational Student
The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.
source: Maria Montessori (1978). “The Secret of Childhood”, p.222, Orient Blackswan
topic: Children, Parent, Guardian, Montessori
To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.
topic: Leaving, Tasks, Aids, Montessori
topic: Imagination, Doe, Use, Montessori
A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done
source: Maria Montessori (2013). “The Montessori Reader”, p.134, Simon and Schuster
topic: Teacher, Men, Done, Montessori
topic: Teacher, Lying, Desire, Montessori, Natural Phenomena
The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.
topic: Children, Educator, Should, Montessori
topic: Education, Path, Release, Montessori, New Paths
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
topic: Education, Children, Parenting, Untapped Potential, Infinite Potential
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.
topic: Children, Helping, Montessori, Veneration
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
source: Attributed in "Words of Wisdom" edited by William Safire and Leonard Safir, (p. 58), 1990.
topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Happy Children, Montessori
To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.
topic: Children, Environment, Montessori
topic: Teacher, Children, School, Montessori
topic: Montessori, Early Childhood Education
topic: Children, Ideas, Likes, Montessori
topic: Philosophy, Mean, Medicine, Montessori, Observers
topic: Beauty, Science, Imagination, Montessori
topic: Children, Discovery, Personality, Montessori, Peace And Unity
source: "The Montessori Reader".
topic: Children, Ideas, Differences, Montessori
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.
topic: Education, Teacher, Work, Montessori, Clarity Of Vision
topic: Men, Hands, Play, Montessori
topic: Children, Essentials, Development, Montessori
source: "The Secret of Childhood" by Maria Montessori, Ch. 2, 1936.
topic: Children, Adults, Conflict, Montessori
source: The Absorbent Mind ch. 1 (1949)
topic: Men, Intelligence, Use, Montessori, Cooperative Learning
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.
topic: Change, Greatness, Personality, Montessori, Human Personality
topic: Children, Lying, Evil, Montessori
topic: Teacher, Children, First Love, Montessori
topic: Montessori, Human Development
The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.
topic: Children, Lying, Humanity, Montessori
source: Maria Montessori (2003). “The Montessori Method”, p.71, Barnes & Noble Publishing
topic: Discipline, Silence, Individuality, Montessori, Disciplined Life