Maria Montessori

"The things he sees are not just remembered; the form a part of his soul."

- Maria Montessori

"Joy, feeling one's 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 Montessori

"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn."

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'"

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher … is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’"

- Maria Montessori

"What is the greatest sign of success for a teacher thus transformed? It is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.”"

- Maria Montessori

"Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements."

- Maria Montessori

"The teacher … must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work."

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.'"

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence."

- Maria Montessori

"The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment."

- Maria Montessori

"This then is the first duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to develop."

- Maria Montessori

"The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six."

- Maria Montessori

"Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society."

- Maria Montessori

"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn."

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher … is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.'"

- Maria Montessori

"The ability to say, 'The kids are working today as if I don’t even exist,' is the best indicator of a teacher’s success."

- Maria Montessori

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher … is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.'”"

- Maria Montessori

"Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and when the grass of the meadows is wet with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning."

- Maria Montessori