"The exercises of practical life are formative activities,……" — Maria Montessori
"The exercises of practical life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the very essence of a useful education."
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Maria Montessori
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256 Quotes by Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori has 256 quotes on this site.
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To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
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Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.
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Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been…
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Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the…
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Education should no longer be most imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human…
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Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective…
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Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but…
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The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.
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We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker…
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Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.
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Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.
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By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being,…
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More Activities Quotes
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
— Hannah Arendt
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas…
— Gary Becker
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
— Clive Bell
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We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time…
— Arnold Bennett
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Husbands, recognize your wife's intelligence and her ability to counsel with you as a real partner regarding family plans, family…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
— Vinoba Bhave
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I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is…
— Rachel Blanchard
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People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is…
— Andrea Bocelli
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An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional…
— Vince Cable
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