“The freedom of a child should be limited to the interests of the group to which he belongs. (…) We should therefore prevent a child from doing anything that could offend or hurt others, or that is rude or inconvenient. But everything the rest, any act that can be useful in any other way, can…
“Children, who know how to be self-sufficient, put on their shoes, dress and undress, reflect in their pleasure and cheerfulness a reflection of human dignity. Human dignity derives from the feeling of one’s independence.” M.M (2002) In her constant observation of children, Maria Montessori concentrated on understanding what children need in the different phases of…
The first six years of life are fundamental to the development of the human brain. Maria Montessori was one of the first scientists to observe and study this period of life with attention and consequently, she noticed the fundamental features of the mind of children at this age. Without a doubt, the construction of a…