"How shall one obtain discipline in a class of free children?...We call an individual disciplined when he is master of himself and can regulate his own conduct." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p. 86, 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 fundamental principle of scientific pedagogy must be, indeed, the liberty of the pupil..." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p. 28, Schocken Books, 1964.
"It is not enough, then, to prepare in our Masters the scientific spirit. We must also make ready the school for their observation. The school must permit free, natural manifestations of the child if in the school scientific pedagogy is to be born. This is the essential reform." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.15, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
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