Red RodsBefore elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child's natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and point of departure for, all future education. The first thing to be done, therefore, is to discover the true nature of a child and then assist him in his normal development.
Maria MontessoriJoy, feeling oneโs own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.
Maria MontessoriThe world of education is like an island where people cut off from the world are prepared for life by exclusion from it.
Maria MontessoriOne test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
Maria Montessori