'Play is the work of the child'
'Real collaboration only comes from those who do not feel overpowered and can contribute freely. Only when we are free is it possible to make choices.'
'The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.'
'The child builds his in most self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.'
'It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.'
'Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.'
- Maria Montessori.
