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Maria Montessori Quotes

Maria Montessori quotes

Italian Educator August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952

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It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it. Maria Montessori
We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of childhood should be respected with a kind of religious veneration. It is like the sun which appears at dawn or a flower just beginning to bloom. Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task..."
To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator. Maria Montessori
If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of..."
Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "Imagination does not become great until human beings, given..."
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create. Maria Montessori
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. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the..."
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to..."
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." Maria Montessori
Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment. Maria Montessori
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "We especially need imagination in science. It is not all..."
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does..."
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all..."
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori quote: "We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait..."
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. Maria Montessori

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