Maria Montessori and Child

“It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.”
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“When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing”
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“It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to teach child the chance to fulfil his potential possibilities.”
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“Little children, from the moment they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.”
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“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”
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“The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.”
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“Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.”
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“The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.”
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“Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.”
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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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More Maria Montessori Quotes…
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“The child becomes a person through work.”
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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 land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.”
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“The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.”
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“To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.”
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“The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent of teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens.”
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“To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.”
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“But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child