The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing and despising them.
Maria MontessoriAll our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.
Maria MontessoriTwo things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.
Maria MontessoriIf 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.
Maria MontessoriGrowth 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.
Maria Montessori