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When order comes of itself, we know that we have re-entered the order of the universe.
The Absorbent Mind, p.286
Maria Montessori
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And it is the children who have made this beautiful staircase that mounts ever higher.
The Absorbent Mind, p.285
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Justice is something truly spiritual; it tries to ensure that every child shall make the best of themself. Justice, here, is to give every human being the help they need to bring about their fullest spiritual stature
The Absorbent Mind, p.285
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What is the greatest sign of success for a teacher thus transformed? It is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'
The Absorbent Mind, p.283
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[The teacher] sees one who seeks out the greatest efforts because their constant aspiration is to make themself superior to difficulties.
The Absorbent Mind, p.282
Maria Montessori
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The master whom the teacher serves is the child's spirit.
The Absorbent Mind, p.281
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Every action of the teacher's can become a call and an invitation to the children.
The Absorbent Mind, p.278
Maria Montessori
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The teacher, when they begin work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal themself through work.
The Absorbent Mind, p.276
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The child, in fact, once they feel sure of themself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step. [...] What interests them is finishing their work, not to have it admired, nor to treasure is up as their own property.
The Absorbent Mind, p.274
Maria Montessori
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The result of concentration is an awakening of the social sense
The Absorbent Mind, p.273
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Free choice is one of the highest of all the mental processes.
The Absorbent Mind, p.271
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It is clear that the capacity for free choice is strengthened by exercise.
The Absorbent Mind, p.269
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A vigorous and firm call is the only true kindness toward these little minds.
The Absorbent Mind, p.268
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If the teacher cannot recognize the difference between pure impulse, and the spontaneous energies which spring to life in a tranquilized spirit, then her action will bear no fruit.
The Absorbent Mind, p. 264
Maria Montessori
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Discipline is born when the child concentrates his attention on some object that attracts them and which provides them not only with a useful exercise but with a control of error.
The Absorbent Mind, p.264
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If the child is not yet master of their own actions, if they cannot obey even their own will, so much the less can they obey the will of someone else.
The Absorbent Mind, p.259
Maria Montessori
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The child's obedience is closely connected with the stages of ability that they happen to have reached. To carry out an order, one must already posses some degree of maturity and a measure of the special skill that it may need.
The Absorbent Mind, p.258
Maria Montessori
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