Following is an excerpt from the Homfray Childs lecture entitled, “The Periods of Development” Dr. Montessori warned us that no amount of good teaching would help the children if it was given at the wrong time. We must study and observe development and find out what...
"The vision of the teacher should be at once precise like that of the scientist, and spiritual like that of the saint. The preparation for science and the preparation for sanctity should form a new soul, for the attitude of the teacher should be at once positive,...
The portion of the lecture reproduced here is a faithful reproduction of the original Humfray-Child lectures, who were commissioned by Maria Montessori to begin teacher training in London in 1946. Since they were written so long ago a number of their references will...
