The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence. Maria Montessori More Quotes by Maria Montessori More Quotes From Maria Montessori Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that are hereditary and characteristic of the human species. But the promise they hold can only be fulfilled through the experience of free activity conducted in the environment. Maria Montessori psychicsindependentgrowth We must therefore turn to the child as to the key to the fate of our future life. Maria Montessori fatekeyschildren The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind. Maria Montessori independentmeanchildren The child will reveal himself through work. Maria Montessori montessorichildren The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality. Maria Montessori vitalityexpressionchildren At one year of age the child says his first intentional wordhis babbling has a purpose, and this intention is a proof of conscious intelligenceHe becomes ever more aware that language refers to his surroundings, and his wish to master it consciously becomes also greater.Subconsciously and unaided, he strains himself to learn, and this effort makes his success all the more astonishing. Maria Montessori effortchildrenyears The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil. Maria Montessori differenceschildrenideas Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but also strength, and the perfecting on one's powers, it is necessary to follow this path of unremitting toil. Maria Montessori independenceindependentorder An adult who does not understand that a child needs to use his hands and does not recognize this as the first manifestation of an instinct for work can be an obstacle to the child's development Maria Montessori childrenhandsfirsts in nature everything is transformed but nothing destroyed. Maria Montessori transformeddestroyednature We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind. Maria Montessori emotionalchildrenideas The prize and punishments are incentives toward unnatural or forced effort, and, therefore we certainly cannot speak of the natural development of the child in connection with them. Maria Montessori punishmenteffortchildren We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man who will no longer be the victim of events but, thanks to his clarity of vision, will become able to direct and to mold the future of mankind. Maria Montessori waitingteachermen Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation. Maria Montessori sizetransformationgrowth All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become. Maria Montessori fruitadultschildren The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind. Maria Montessori organsmindhands There can be no substitute for work, neither affection nor physical well-being can replace it. Maria Montessori affectionsubstituteswork The child should live in an environment of beauty. Maria Montessori environmentshouldchildren The children are now working as if I did not exist. Maria Montessori educationteacherchildren Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence. Maria Montessori independentlawchildren
