The essence of independence is to be able to do something for oneโs self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in order to grow, and is working to create the adult, the person that is to be. Such experience is not just play... it is work he must do in order to grow up.
Maria MontessoriOur goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.
Maria MontessoriSince it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act.
Maria Montessori