Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.
MARIA MONTESSORINever help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
More Maria Montessori Quotes
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There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called ‘mate,’ to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.
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Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
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We await the successsive births in the soul of the child. We give all possible material, that nothing may lack to the groping soul, and then we watch for the perfect faculty to come, safeguarding the child from interruption so that it may carry its efforts through.
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The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading.
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It is not true that I invented what is called the Montessori Method… I have studied the child; I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it, and that is what is called the Montessori Method.
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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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Noble ideas, great sentiments have always existed and have always been transmitted, but wars have never ceased.
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The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one of the principles of human morality.
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Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.
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The chief symptom of adolescence is a state of expectation, a tendency towards creative work, and a need for the strengthening of self-confidence.
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How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?
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The person who is developing freely and naturally arrives at a spiritual equilibrium in which he is master of his actions, just as one who has acquired physical poise can move freely.
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Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
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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 task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
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