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.
Maria MontessoriThe environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
Maria MontessoriThe adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.
Maria MontessoriThe undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.โ โDiscipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience and less a punitive experience if appropriately dealt with.
Maria Montessori