If María Montessori had the opportunity to chat in a relaxed manner with you today and transmit to you his exceptional way of seeing childhood and how she saw the learning processas well as your role as an adult who accompanies That sacred process would undoubtedly be an unforgettably enriching experience for you and your educational practice.

Since we cannot give you that possibility, we bring you the 13 phrases of his that we have selected especially for you and We encourage you to continue getting closer to its wonderful proposal thanks to our training in the Montessori Method.

1. “In the Montessori method, the preparation required of the teacher is self-examination.”
2. «There is no description, no image, no book that can replace seeing real trees and all the life that surrounds them in a forest. Something emanates from them that speaks to the soul, something that neither a book nor a museum is capable of giving us.»
3. “The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say: Now the children work as if I did not exist.”
4. «The teacher has no need for any other scientific preparation than to stay aside, to apply well the art of elimination and not to hinder the growth of the child in his multiple activities.»
5. “Teach by teaching, not by correcting.”
6. “A proof of the success of the educational intervention is the happiness of the child.”
7. “We must be educated if we want to educate.”
8. “Such rewards and punishments are, if I may use the expression, the bank of the soul, the instrument of slavery for the spirit.”
9. “What the hand does, the mind remembers.”
10. “Movement helps psychic development and this development is in turn expressed with movement and action.”
11. “The teaching of Mathematics should be completely transformative, starting from sensory preparation, starting from concrete knowledge.”
12. «A child learns things in sensitive periods. This sensitivity allows the child to get in touch with the outside world in an exceptionally intense way. And then everything becomes easy for him, everything is enthusiasm and life. Each effort represents an increase in power. When, in the sensitive period, he has already acquired some knowledge, the torpor of indifference, fatigue, ensues.»
13. «The ability of the adult is guided by the application of the foundations of our method. If you base yourself absolutely on our method, you will find help in fighting all the small difficulties and you will be able to obtain great results.»

You will be very welcome to our online courses, specially designed to revolutionize your educational practice thanks to delving into the valuable perspective that María Montessori left us.