Creative Development

Thoughts & Reflections

Maria Montessori had many professions: she was a physician, an educator, a scientist, and a humanitarian. She was also, and it must not be forgotten, a philosopher; a great inventor of ideas. From time to time, we thought it might be helpful to introduce you to some of her thoughts, selected from some key passages in her oeuvre.

Here’s an excerpt from, “Creative Development in the Child”:

“The child is impelled by the opportunities given to him. He is full of possibilities of construction. He is the builder of man. Hence the oft-quoted phrase – “The child is the Father of Man.” – The child’s life is one long struggle, but when he is constructive, he is happy. The child and his environment are in constant relation. The child feels the environment creating law, a law so powerful that it contributes to the transformation of his own personality. While he undergoes transformation, he creates.”