"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.
"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.
"But let us seek to implant in the soul the self-sacrificing spirit of the scientist with the reverent love of the disciple of Christ, and we shall have prepared the spirit of the teacher. From the child itself will he learn how to perfect himself as an educator." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.13, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"But the love of man for man is a far more tender thing, and so simple that it is universal. To love in this way is not the privilege of any especially prepared intellectual class, but lies within the reach of all men." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.13, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"The interest in humanity to which we wish to educate the teacher must be characterized by the intimate relationship between the observer and the individual to be observed..." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.12, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.