Thursday, March 13, 2008

Quotes by Maria Montessori

Some of Maria Montessori Quotes about Montessori Education:

“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.”




Source: Montessori Quotes

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