Children Quote by Maria Montessori

But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil…

— Michel de Montaigne

We begin with the hypothesis that any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of…

— Jerome Bruner

Like most teachers, I'm just another sower of seeds.

— Pete Seeger

Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have…

— Marva Collins

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

— Maria Montessori

You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake…

— Nhat Hanh

The children's lessons should provide material for their mental growth, should exercise the several powers of their minds, should furnish them with fruitful ideas,…

— Charlotte Mason

Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep…

— Maria Montessori

The really useful education is that which follows the direction of the child's own instinctive interests, supplying knowledge for which it is seeking, not…

— Bertrand Russell

I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take…

— Paul Wellstone

“All good teachers will tell you that the most important quality they bring to their teaching is their love for the children. But what…

— Steven Levy

Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.

— Caroline Pratt