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We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them t

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses. – Maria Montessori

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If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of mans future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individuals total development lags behind? – Maria Montessori

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The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything! – Maria Montessori

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The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon. – Maria Montessori

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Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. – Robert Anthony

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I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one. Where no senior fears for the security of their retirement. An America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon. – Mitt Romney

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Theres only one thing that can kill the movies, and thats education. – Will Rogers

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Since my education, Ive done quite untraditional things. There are very few Etonians who went to Rada. And far fewer Etonians – certainly when I was there – went to Cambridge. I dont know whether its the same now. Most people I knew went to Oxford, because it seemed more of an easy bridge. – Tom Hiddleston

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