19 May 2019 - 5:53pm

 

"...keep the didactic developmental material in perfect order. If this is not the case, the children will not take an interest in it and if they do not, the material becomes useless, as the entire Montessori method is based on the spontaneous activity of the child which is aroused precisely by the interest the child takes in the material."

Dr. Maria Montessori, 'Some Words of Advice to Teachers', AMI Communications, 1995, 4, 14