May 17, 2024 *
Quotes
Maria Montessori
“Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind.”
Carl Orff
“Tell me, I forget Show me, I remember Involve me, I understand”
Maria Montessori
“Never help a child with a task at which they feel they can succeed.”
Carl Orff
“Experience first, then intellectualize”
Maria Montessori
“The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.”
Carl Orff
“Elemental music is never alone but forms a unity with movement, dance and speech. The growth of music must be re-enacted in the growing human being and the child must be allowed to go through the various stages, starting at the most punitive”
Maria Montessori
“We cannot make a genius. We can only give a child the chance to fulfill their potential.”
Carl Orff
“Elemental music gives the child powers that cannot otherwise come to fruition…Elementary music should not be installed as a subsidiary subject, but as something fundamental to other subjects”
Maria Montessori
“To assist a child we must provide them with an environment which will enable them to develop freely.”