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Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Maria Montessori
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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.
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We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.
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The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.
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