In the book The Discovery of the Child, Dr. Montessori says “A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the pleasant and interesting activities in which he has been engaged, is a child filled with health and joy and remarkable for his calmness and discipline.”
As I peek in the classrooms, I see evidence of this in each and every one. The teachers disappear into the background and the children are highly engaged with the beautiful materials, peaceful, focused, helping one and other and learning everything from social graces to grammar to sewing a button.
