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.

Quote by Maria Montessori

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Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, The...

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 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.

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.

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere...

If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere...

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 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...

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...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.