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“To have a vision of the cosmic plan, in which every form of life depends on directed movements which have effects beyond their conscious aim, is to understand the child's work and be able to guide it better.”

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Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator, is known as the father of modern education. Born on August 31, 1870, in Ancona, Italy, she passed away on May 6, 1952. Dr. Montessori achieved remarkable success in the medical field, but she is most famous for her creation of the Montessori educational method, which emphasizes child-centered learning and individualized education. more

“Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it.”

Ifs Feels Looks May Children Doe Sometimes Enough Helping Seems Happens Principles Teacher Strange Goes On Activity Praise Concentration Glances Strange Things

Author:Maria Montessori

“There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competitiveness. There is respect for the environment and for the individuals within it, which comes through experience of freedom within the community.”

Children Age Together Individual Community Environment Atmosphere Working Together Cooperation Classroom Competitiveness Montessori

Author:Maria Montessori

“No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.”

Firsts May Children Individual Liberty Activity Independent Independence Active Manifestation Individual Liberty Practical Life

Book:The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation : Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method

Source: The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation : Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method

“An interesting piece of work, freely chosen, which has the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads him to self-mastery.”

Children Self Energy Interesting Virtue Pieces Capacity Add Chosen Concentration Mastery Fatigue Self Mastery

Author:Maria Montessori

“Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!”

Wells Home Light Divorce

Author:Larry David

“Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education.”

Consequence Method Concentration Parts Of Life

Author:Maria Montessori

“The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher...is something far more than a learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.”

Ideas Real Self Character Spirit Study Teacher Training Preparation

Author:Maria Montessori