Maria Montessori -

: "Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed".

: Treating children as individual human beings with their own rights and capabilities. MARIA MONTESSORI

: Children have an innate ability to effortlessly soak up knowledge from their environment. : "Never help a child with a task

: Specific windows of time when a child is particularly receptive to learning certain skills, like language or order. MARIA MONTESSORI

Dr. Montessori documented her findings in several seminal books available through resources like the AMI Montessori Archives and Project Gutenberg :

Her writings are filled with insights on the potential of the child and the role of the adult: