"In the old method, the proof of discipline...is in the immobility and silence of the child." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p.84, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"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.
"...intervention, however, is almost always found to be unnecessary, for the children see their companions at work and thus are encouraged to imitate them." Maria Montessori, Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook, Schocken Books, 1965, p. 69.
"The 'Children's House' is the environment which is offered to the child that he may be given the opportunity of developing his activities. This kind of school is not of a fixed type, but may vary according to the financial resources at disposal and to the opportunities afforded by the environment." Maria Montessori, Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook, Schocken Books, 1965, p. 37.