"The method of observation is established upon one fundamental base--the liberty of the pupils in their spontaneous manifestations." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p.80, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"...we must know how to call to the man which lies dormant within the soul of the child. " Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 2, p.37, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"The transformation of the school must be contemporaneous with the preparation of the teacher," Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 2, p.28, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.