MARIA MONTESSORI
“It is not true,” says Dr. Montessori, “that I invented what is called the Montessori Method. I have studied the child, I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it, and that is what is called the Montessori Method.”
"A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption, though he is himself still immobile. After the age of three he is able to acquire a great number of concepts through his own efforts in exploring his surroundings. In this period he lays hold of things through his own activity and assimilates them into his mind."
"And so we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. It is not acquired by listening to words, but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment. The teacher’s task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child."
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Frederick Froebel
"Because learning begins when consciousness erupts, education must also."
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Louise Derman-Sparks
"The pre-school period is a critical time for identity formation and attitude formation. Children are bombarded with positive and negative issues."
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Renatta M. Cooper, MA
, "It is not all about you. Take your ego out of it and focus on helping the children."
I am in love with Renatta Cooper's quote. The CHILDREN should always be put first. They are the reason why so many of us have the passion for this field. The proffesionals who make it about them are the individuals who are not cut out for the job.
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