“Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.”
"The things he sees are not just remembered; the form a part of his soul."
- Maria Montessori
Self-awareness
"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
Happiness
"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn."
- Maria Montessori
Motivation
"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
Success
"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
Success
"The expert in anything was once a beginner."
- Helen Hayes
Learning
"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Learning
"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."
- Dorothy West
Learning
"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."
- Vince Gironda
Learning
"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."
- Vincent van Gogh
Learning