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.
“When children disobey — not their mother, but nature — when, in their environment, they do not have the means and opportunities necessary for the development of their personality, the flaws in their personality will appear later. These will become evident at school, in their relationship life, and in their social life.” — Maria Montessori, The Child is the Future of Mankind