"Our goal is not so much the imparting……" — Maria Montessori

Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the… - Maria Montessori

"Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy."

— Maria Montessori

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256 Quotes by Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori has 256 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.
Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been…
Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the…
Education should no longer be most imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human…
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective…
Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but…
The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.
We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker…
Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.
By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being,…
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and…

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More Aging Quotes

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Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them. — Louis Armstrong
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we… — Chinua Achebe
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their… — Margaret Atwood
The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long. — Marcus Aurelius
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. — Lauren Bacall
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to… — Francis Bacon
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. — Francis Bacon
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. — Francis Bacon

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