The Perfect Classroom

"The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens." - Maria Montessori

Every month when I create new works for the children I try to remind myself that it truly is the environment that will teach him. I must be thoughtful to be sure that each work is complete and self correcting so that I do not have to step in to correct a child's error. It is often difficult to find or make works that are self correcting, but this quote reminds me of the importance of that component of the work.