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 only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything! – Maria Montessori
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. – Maria Montessori
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