Maria montessori quotes about peace

How is Montessori relevant today? Montessori professionals choose a quote from Dr Montessori&#;s writings and place it in today&#;s context.

&#;Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work&#;

&#;Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to the discovery of the child and to the development of the great potentialities of the human personality in the course of its formation.”

Montessori, M. (). The Discovery of the Child, NY: Ballantine Books.

This quote is very inspiring to me. I have a need for purposeful activity and to feel there is value in what I do and what I am passionate about. What an honour it is, to contribute to the progress of society and mankind. In

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Maria Montessori Quotes

“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ’I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.’”—The Secret of Childhood

“The child who concentrates fryst vatten immensely happy.” —The Absorbent Mind

“At some given moment it happens that the child becomes deeply interested in a piece of work; we see it in the expression on his face, his intense concentration, the devotion to the exercise.” —The upptäckt of the Child

“The grabb is the instrument of intelligence. The child needs to manipulate objects and to gain experience bygd touching and handling. ” —The London Lectures

“Education must begin at birth.” —The London Lectures

“The satisfaction which they find in their work has given them a grace and ease like that which comes from music.&rdqu

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“Averting war is the work of politicians; establishing peace is the work of education. ”

Maria Montessori
Education and Peace, p. 24

“We see the figure of the child who stands before us with his arms held open, beckoning humanity to follow. ”

Maria Montessori
Education and Peace, p.

“Order and discipline must be aimed at the attainment of human harmony, and any act that hinders the establishment of a genuine community of all mankind must be regarded as immoral and a threat to the life of society. ”

Maria Montessori
Education and Peace, p. xiii

“The principal message we have sought to preach is the need to construct an environment. This is not a materialistic notion; it has a solid foundation in man’s soul, for it takes into account something hidden deep within it. This social environment for the child must serve to protect him not in his weakness but in his inherent grandeur, for he possesses enormous potential energies that promise to benefit all mank