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Maria Montessori Quotes

Biography: Maria Montessori is renowned for developing the Montessori method of e... more Biography: Maria Montessori is renowned for developing the Montessori method of education. Born in 1870 in Italy, she was a pioneering educator and the first Italian woman to earn a medical degree. Her innovative approach, emphasizing child-centered learning and hands-on activities, revolutionized early childhood education worldwide. less

"If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future."

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"Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission."

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"A child in work becomes a person with many attributes, one who is independent, able to make decisions, open to the world and aware of the world around him."

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"Discipline must come through liberty. Here is a great principle which is difficult for followers of man-made disciplines to understand."

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"To aid life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself, that is the basic task of the educator."

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"The child who has increased his own independence with the acquisition of new capabilities, can do more and more things by himself. This is a child who has become a person who knows, thinks and acts spontaneously."

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"Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul."

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"The child should live in an environment of beauty."

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"The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self."

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"Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future."

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"When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength."

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"The first essential for the child’s development is concentration."

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"The child who concentrates is immensely happy."

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"Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements."

Tags: Learning, Child development, Movement, Physical activity, Cognitive development

"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child."

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