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.”

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

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"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."

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

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"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.'"

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"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

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"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."

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"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

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"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."

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