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
Maria Montessori quotes about
spiritual children wall
The child is the spiritual builder of mankind, and obstacles to his free development are the stones in the wall by which the soul of man has become imprisoned.
independence dignity human-dignity
Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.
successful punishment rewards
No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'
beauty science imagination
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
independent intelligent years
Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence ... Learning to walk is especially significant, not only because it is supremely complex, but because it is done in the first year of life.
independent psychics growth
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that are hereditary and characteristic of the human species. But the promise they hold can only be fulfilled through the experience of free activity conducted in the environment.
teacher children giving
The instructions of the teacher consist then merely in a hint, a touch-enough to give a start to the child. The rest develops of itself.
philosophy mean medicine
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.
use tasks instruction
The best instruction is that which uses the least words sufficient for the task.
fundamentals bases clear
The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.
education teacher teaching
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.
victory nihilism progress
All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.
maturity young practicals
Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.
teacher children three
There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with ease.