While rereading one of my favorite old books (here) I found this gem that went into my commonplace/quote book (housed in 99 cent composition books):
"He must rid his heart of pride and anger. He must learn how to humble himself and be clothed with charity. These are the virtues he must acquire and this inner preparation will give him the balance and poise which he will need…We insist on the fact that a teacher must prepare himself interiorly by systematically studying himself so that he can tear out his most deeply rooted defects, those in fact which impede his relations with children." - Maria Montessori The Secret of Childhood
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Printing this out to hang on my bathroom mirror for a year (or more).
Thank you for sharing these gems!
As part of my Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training (I’m doing Level I), we are required to read several books of Maria Montessori, and this is one of them! I really never knew just how much of Maria’s education philosophy resonated with me. Right away I knew that I should read her work, not only for my training in the Atrium, but for my homeschooling methodology. I am so very drawn in by her words.