Maria Montessori Adults Quotations

The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.

Adults have not understood children or adolescents and they are, as a consequence, in continual conflict with them.

Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.

But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.

The adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.

A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the preconceived notions and prejudices of adult society.