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That which the educator must seek is to be able to see the child as Jesus saw him.

— Maria Montessori

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The children are now working as if I did not exist.

The Absorbent Mind (1949)

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

The Discovery of the Child (1948)

If help and salvation are to come they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.

The Absorbent Mind (1949)

He is a serene and pleasant man where he is powerful through being efficient, but is domineering where he is served.

The Montessori Method (1912)

To prepare teachers in the method of the experimental sciences is not an easy matter.

The Montessori Method (1912)

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