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Quotes from The Discovery of the Child — Maria Montessori

1870–1952 Italy

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To stimulate life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself, that is the first duty of the educator.

The Discovery of the Child (1948)

This is our mission: to cast a ray of light and pass on.

The Discovery of the Child (1948)

The best instruction is that which uses the least words sufficient for the task.

The Discovery of the Child (1948)

Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and better suited to provoke than to prevent deformities.

The Discovery of the Child (1948)

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