Patterns of concentration, perseverance, and competence established in early childhood produce a confident and competent learner in later years.
If Montessori students are free to learn, it is because they have acquired an “inner discipline.” This is the core of Dr. Montessori’s educational philosophy. Social adjustment, though it is a necessary condition for learning  in a schoolroom, is not the purpose of education.  Patterns of concentration, perseverance, and competence established in early childhood produce a confident and competent learner in later years.