Children Quote by Maria Montessori

From all these facts there emerges a very simple abstract program for the teacher to follow in keeping the attention of the child: Begin…

— William James

The development occurs through reciprocal give-and-take, the teacher taking but not being afraid also to give.

— John Dewey

The role of the teacher is to make sure that the practice is pure. By guiding the student, you make sure that they are…

— Frederick Lenz

The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge. He has the power to teach himself.

— Maria Montessori

The teacher does best, not when he explains, but when he impels his pupils to seek themselves the explanation.

— John Lancaster Spalding

A child is imprinted not by simply teaching. But their attention is like soft clay. The attention field of adults is stratified. They are…

— Frederick Lenz

When the student is ready... the lesson appears.

— Gene Oliver

When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

— Anonymous

It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may always be…

— Maria Montessori

With a teacher it is necessary to be sensitive to their directions; most of the time they won't say much. You have to be…

— Frederick Lenz

The teacher's task is not a small easy one! She has to prepare a huge amount of knowledge to satisfy the child's mental hunger.…

— Maria Montessori

Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding…

— Jean Piaget