A Tribute to Dr. Maria Montessori

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Slide 1:Joseph Kresse


Slide 3:“Of all things, love is the most potent.”


Slide 4:“Free the child's potential,


Slide 5:and you will transform him into the world.”


Slide 8:“The things a child sees are not just remembered,


Slide 9:they form a part of their soul.”


Slide 13:“Tell me and I’ll forget,


Slide 14:Show me and I may remember,


Slide 15:Involve me and I’ll understand.”


Slide 18:“The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.”


Slide 21:“The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.”


Slide 24:“These words reveal the child’s inner needs,


Slide 25:Help me to do it alone.”


Slide 30:“The greatest sign of success for a teacher,


Slide 31:is to be able to say,


Slide 32:the children are now working as if I did not exist.”


Slide 38:“One test of the correctness of educational procedure,


Slide 39:is the happiness of the child.”


Slide 44:“Never help a child with a task


Slide 45:at which he feels he can succeed.”


Slide 49:“Imitation is the first instinct


Slide 50:of the awakening mind.”


Slide 55:“We especially need imagination in science,


Slide 56:It is not all mathematics, nor all logic,


Slide 57:but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.”


Slide 62:“The world of education is like an island,


Slide 63:where people, cut off from the world,


Slide 64:are prepared for life by exclusion from it.”


Slide 67:“I keep pointing at the child…


Slide 69:they keep staring at my finger.”


Slide 70:“The essence of independence


Slide 71:is to be able to do something for one’s self.”


Slide 74:“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education,


Slide 75:all politics can do,


Slide 76:is keep us out of war.”


Slide 77:and a promise for mankind.” “The child is both a hope


Slide 79:“The unknown energy that can help humanity,


Slide 80:is that which lies hidden in the child.”


Slide 81:“To aid life, leaving it free, however,


Slide 82:that is the basic task of the educator.”


Slide 89:“If help and salvation are to come, for the children are… the makers of men.” Dr. Maria Montessori they can only come from children,