A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.
Maria MontessoriAt one year of age the child says his first intentional wordhis babbling has a purpose, and this intention is a proof of conscious intelligenceHe becomes ever more aware that language refers to his surroundings, and his wish to master it consciously becomes also greater.Subconsciously and unaided, he strains himself to learn, and this effort makes his success all the more astonishing.
Maria MontessoriThe essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.
Maria Montessori