Quote by Maria Montessori
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happin

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. – 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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Education
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The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil; and the task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity. – Maria Montessori

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Body
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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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He is rich who owes nothing. – Proverb

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Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk. – Maurice Sendak

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There is something curiously boring about somebody elses happiness. – Aldous Huxley

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When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important. – Daniel Kahneman

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