He who is served or being helped..... has injury done to his independence. The most important period of life is not the age of university studies but the period from birth to the age of six ...

• To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely. • The child's progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to ...

The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori ... the fascist leader asked to meet with Montessori, on the grounds that she was one of the most celebrated Italians in the world.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2006 with 122 to follow. Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout ...