Maria Montessori Quotes

I am writing to make sure that kids don't lose very important traits like curiosity that can drive social change because oftentimes I think parents emphasise more on doing well in school, which is important, but perhaps that sometimes comes at the cost of a child's natural curiosity.

The fundamental purpose of schools is to grow adults.

It is important for children to learn, whether they want to pursue music or any other field.

A child develops individuality long before he develops taste.

The development of a child is guaranteed in his curiosity to discover the cause behind each and every incident.

The child becomes a person through work.

My children, who are almost two: watching them develop has made me pay much closer attention to how we become who we are.

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.

One of the best ways of understanding human nature is to study children. After all, if we want understand who we are, we should find out how we got to be that way.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

James Remar is a student of life.

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered.

I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

Young children seem to be learning who to share this toy with and figure out how it works, while adolescents seem to be exploring some very deep and profound questions: 'How should this society work? How should relationships among people work?' The exploration is: 'Who am I, what am I doing?'

I've always wanted to broaden my horizons.

I like down-to-Earth characters, but I also like being able to get outside my box of knowledge.

I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path.

I tried piano, acting, and a bunch of things. My family let me do what I wanted to do; they made sure I had balance in my life because I was self-driven. Listen to your kid, encourage them, and make it fun.

We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are.

I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask.

I write about what I know; and I write about things that are new to me, and that I didn't know before.

I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward.

This life is a process of learning.

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.