Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessoriwas an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in some public and private schools throughout the world...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth31 August 1870
CityMarche, Italy
CountryItaly
children land roots
The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.
art children thinking
We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.
men years childhood
Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.
children environment rich
The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
teacher children ordinary
The teacher's task is not a small easy one! She has to prepare a huge amount of knowledge to satisfy the child's mental hunger. She is not like the ordinary teacher, limited by a syllabus. The needs of the child are clearly more difficult to answer.
family children parenting
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
confusion details teach
To teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.
class race mankind
The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.
school mean visions-of-the-future
My vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding from secondary school to University but of passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by means of their own activity and effort of will.
children development firsts
The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.
teacher children first-love
It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.
children miracle independence
What we need is a world full of miracles, like the miracle of seeing the young child seeking work and independence, and manifesting a wealth of enthusiasm and love.
achievement causes imperfect
Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.
perseverance children exercise
At a given moment a child becomes interested in a piece of work, showing it by the expression of his face, by his intense attention, by his perseverance in the same exercise. That child has set foot upon the road leading to discipline.