Montessori recognized that the only valid impulse to learning is the self-motivation of child.
Dr. Montessori recognized that the only valid impulse to learning is the self-motivation of child.  Children move themselves toward learning. The teacher prepares the environment, designs the activity, functions as a guide, and offers the child stimulations; but it is the child who learns, who is motivated through the work itself (not solely by the teacher’s personality) to persist in the chosen task.