Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.
Maria MontessoriThe 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.
Maria MontessoriWith younger children the greatest reward is to be able to pass on to a new stage in each subject. It is a punishment to a young child not to be allowed to use the apparatus but to sit still and do nothing.
Maria Montessori