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 sacrifice personality
Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.
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Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.
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To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
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When mental development is under discussion, there are many who say, 'How does movement come into it? We are talking about the mind.' And when we think of intellectual activity, we always imagine people sitting still, motionless. But mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.
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If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest, for it will create in him admiration and wonder, a feeling loftier than any interest and more satisfying.
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Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.
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The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child.
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The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.
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Education demands, then, only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction.
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The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.
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The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.
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The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.
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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.
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When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing