Maria MontessoriThinkers

Education is not something which the teacher does. It is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.

The Hand is, in the highest degree, a human characteristic. It is man's organ of grasp and of the sense of touch, while in animals these two functions are relegated to the mouth.

A Teacher's greatest sign of success is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."

Teaching is successful when a teacher can say the children are now working as if I did not exist.