There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.
Maria MontessoriThis is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.
Maria MontessoriOnly through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur.
Maria MontessoriThis then is the first duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to develop.
Maria Montessori