Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

Quote by Maria Montessori

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To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is...

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is...

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and...

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and...

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when...

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when...

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which...

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which...

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

When you look at the startling ruins of Nuremberg, you are looking at a result...

When you look at the startling ruins of Nuremberg, you are looking at a result...