Maria Montessori Needs Quotations

Order is one of the needs of life which, when it is satisfied, produces a real happiness

The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.

When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing

When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.

A child needs freedom within limits.

These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.