Drawn from my three-year immersion for the film Let the Child Be the Guide, my research, and my Montessori teacher training (AMI), this quote is an excerpt from a thematic selection I compiled to remove the primary obstacle to education: our adult prejudices. This post presents one of the themes from this collection, designed to transform, step by step, our gaze upon the child.
“Our whole life is indirect preparation. The essential action of each person has always been preceded by a preparatory period. […] When observing a two-year-old child, we see that he tends toward a determined activity. It may seem absurd to us, but no matter — he must carry that activity through to its goal. It is the vital force that commands this activity; and if the cycle of this activity is interrupted, certain deviations result, including a lack of will.” — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind