Child Quotes by Paula Polk Lillard

9 Child quotes by Paula Polk Lillard

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Paula Polk Lillard’s thoughts on childhood come together in nine short excerpts. This compact collection gives a quick taste of her educational philosophy and her view of young learners.

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“The child doesn't just live in his environment, it becomes a part of him.”

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“The child must be given activities that encourage independence, and he must not be served by others in acts he can learn…

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“This means that everything the child must use in taking care of himself must be in proportion to his size and ability;…

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“Instead of opportunities for serious accomplishment in our culture, we supply our children with expensive toys, hoping that these will occupy them…

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“After you have demonstrated a practical-life exercise, and once your child has begun to use it with concentration, you must take care…

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“The small child walks to develop his powers, he is building up his being. He goes slowly. He has neither rhythmic step…

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“To prepare any activity for the child, it is necessary for the parent to think through every detail ahead of time. For…

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“How are we to help? We need to become aware of all the ways in which we hold the child back from…

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“After you have planned each detail of an activity, organized a tray of materials, and practiced with them, you can model a…

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“The child doesn't just live in his environment, it becomes a part of him.”

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“Montessori called the child under six years old "a sensorial explorer" and based her educational approach for the child's early years upon the child's…

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“A clue can be taken from the discarded toys. Why does the child reject them? Because, according to Montessori, they do not bring the…

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“..you can share his pleasure in that achievement with a warm smile.”

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“This means that everything the child must use in taking care of himself must be in proportion to his size and ability; the hook…

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“Parents in the early half of the twentieth century were primarily concerned with the development of character in their children. They wanted to be…

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“The child must be given activities that encourage independence, and he must not be served by others in acts he can learn to perform…

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“She was quite surprised to notice that the "toys" she had placed in the room were among those things virtually untouched.”

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“He is exiled in a school where to often his capacity for constructive growth and self realization is repressed.”

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“adult’s role is to “teach children limits with love or the world will teach them without it.”

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“The needed materials for each specific activity are gathered together on a tray for the child. This preselection by the adult is necessary because,…

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“...Montessori decided her teachers must each write their own textbook based on their own understanding of Montessori education... her own personal guidebook to refer…

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“After you have demonstrated a practical-life exercise, and once your child has begun to use it with concentration, you must take care not to…

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