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If the whole of mankind is to be united into one brotherhood, all obstacles must be removed so that men, all over the surface of the globe, should be as children playing in a garden.

Maria Montessori

There are two ‘faiths’ which can uphold humans: faith in God and faith in oneself. And these two faiths should exist side by side: the first belongs to one’s inner life, the second to one’s life in society.
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Faith God Human Oneself Two Unhold
To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.
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Aid Balance Basic Educator Free However Learn Life Position Task Upright
If the whole of mankind is to be united into one brotherhood, all obstacles must be removed so that men, all over the surface of the globe, should be as children playing in a garden.
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All Brotherhood Child Garden Mankind Men Obstacle Olay Over Transform Whole
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?
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Along Always Antiquate Conceive Education Knowledge Line Transmission
Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.
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Betterment Education Every Childhood Society
The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’
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Ablem Say Children Exist Greatest Now Sign Success Teacher Work
The adolescent must never be treated as a child, for that is a stage of life that he has surpassed.
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Adolescent Child Must never Stage Surpassed Treat
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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Characteristics Degree Hand Highest Human
The possibility of observing the developments of the psychical life of the child as natural phenomena and experimental reactions transforms the school itself in action into a kind of scientific laboratory for the psychogenetic study of man.
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Child Development Experiment Kind Labirtatry Man Observe Phenomenal Physical Possible Psygeogentetic Relation Scientific Specific
Man 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.
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Capable Conquer Environment Every Formidable Found Great Man Mean Obstacle Theorsim
If education is protection to life, you will realize that it is necessary that education accompany life during its whole course.
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Accompany Course During Education Life Necessary Protection Realize Whole
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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Art Artistic Attention Considerable Education Gemara Only Reason Recommended Space Teacher Training
The ability to see reality in form, in color, in proportion, to be master of the movements of one’s own hand – that is what is necessary.
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Ability Color Movement Necessary Population Reality See
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
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Capacity Derive Desire Must Natural Observe Phenomena Techar
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
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Education Establish Last Peace Work
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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Also First Foundation Health Laid Physical Psychic Three Year

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