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Maria Montessori Quotes

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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) revolutionized early childhood education with the development of the Montessori method, an educational approach that emphasizes independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development. In 1907, she founded the first Casa dei Bambini, or "Children’s House," in Rome, where her innovative techniques were first implemented. more Maria Montessori (1870-1952) revolutionized early childhood education with the development of the Montessori method, an educational approach that emphasizes independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development. In 1907, she founded the first Casa dei Bambini, or "Children’s House," in Rome, where her innovative techniques were first implemented. Montessori’s seminal work, "The Montessori Method," published in 1909, outlined her educational philosophy and practices, gaining international recognition. In 1929, she established the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) to support Montessori schools and teachers worldwide. Her contributions include detailed educational materials and a focus on child-centered education, which remain influential in classrooms globally. less

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"The child must know that he is a miracle"
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"Only through freedom and environment"
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" Movement with purpose is essential "
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"The child thus prepared is really an inexhaustible reservoir"
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"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."
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"The tendency to socialize is primitive and for this reason progress finds a degree of acceptance on all sides and is not met with as much opposition as formerly."
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"He must first clear the ground to lay the foundations strongly."
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"Education demands only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction."
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"Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity."
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"Education must begin at birth."
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"Adults move because their will directs them. The small child is urged on by the life force expressing itself spontaneously through him."
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"How is it possible not to feel his inner beauty, so akin to the spiritual beauty which the child reveals? The child’s power is our power."
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"The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child."
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"The child is a well-spring of love; whenever he is touched, he brings joy to the person who touches him."
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"The child has a different relation to his environment from ours. The child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul."
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