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. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual’s total development lags behind?
MARIA MONTESSORIMan is capable of every great heroism; it was man who found a means of conquering the formidable obstacles of his environment, establishing himself lord of the earth, and laying the foundations of civilization.
More Maria Montessori Quotes
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In the first three years of life, the foundations of physical and also of psychic health are laid. In these years, the child not only increases in size but passes through great transformations.
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The study of expression ought to form a part of the study of psychology, but it also comes within the province of anthropology because the habitual, life-long expressions of the face determine the wrinkles of old age, which are distinctly an anthropological characteristic.
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We are not created only to enjoy the world, we are created in order to evolve the cosmos.
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This is the age in which language and movement develop. The child must be safeguarded in order that these activities may develop freely.
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The hand is, in the highest degree, a human characteristic. It is man’s organ of grasp and of the sense of touch, while in animals these two functions are relegated to the mouth.
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Woman was always the custodian of human sentiment, morality and honour, and in these respects, man always has yielded woman the palm.
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The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!
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The purpose of life is to obey the hidden command which ensures harmony among all and creates an ever better world.
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If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
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Once we have lived, the inner spark of vision does the rest.
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We recommend for the training of teachers not only a considerable artistic education in general but special attention to the art of reading.
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An unconscious mind can be full of intelligence. One will find this type of intelligence in every being, and every insect has it.
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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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Books are mute as far as sound is concerned. It follows that reading aloud is a combination of two distinct operations, of two ‘languages.’ It is something far more complex than speaking and reading taken separately by themselves.
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At three years of age, the child has already laid the foundations of the human personality and needs the special help of education in the school.
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