It is our object to train the child for activity, for work, for doing good, and not for immobility or passivity. – Maria Montessori In Montessori classrooms, passivity can be especially concerning. Independence, agency, and […]
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Since we have the means to guide the child, it is clear that the formation of man is in our hands. We have the possibility to form the citizen of the world and the study
“We give the child nourishing food so that his little body may grow, and in just the same way we must provide him with suitable nourishment for his mental and moral growth. Just as we
Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to “make him learn things,” but by the endeavor to always keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence. ~ Maria Montessori
“The mind takes some time to develop interest, to be set in motion, to get warmed up into a subject, to attain a state of profitable work. If at this time there is interruption, not
The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this takes precedence over all the rest. ~ Maria Montessori Lucas was dismissed from circle to prepare for outside time. He walked
“The school must be invigorated by a new spirit, animated by a wise teacher, wiser than any other human being because he knows and respects the laws of education.” ~ Maria Montessori One afternoon, the
“The obedience which is expected of the child both in the home and in the school – and obedience admitting neither of reason nor of justice – prepares man to be docile to blind forces.
“Intellectual education and moral and social education are the two sides of development. The first is concerned with intellectual development and the second with the individual’s active life in society.” ~ Maria Montessori One
“Through concentration important qualities of character develop. When the concentration passes, the child is inwardly satisfied, he becomes aware of his companions in whom he shows a lively and sympathetic interest”. ~ Maria Montessori
