The role of a teacher changes when the child begins in spontaneous chosen activity. Because the child has chosen his/her own material that correspond to their interest, it opens up a whole new cycle of activity. Concentration begins and the child needs to work alone without being interrupted. It is through the cycle of activity that they learn to experiment and discover and to problem solve.
In Absorbent Mind (pp257), the teacher needs to help the child to act, will and think for himself. This is called the art of serving the spirit. She continues that the the greatest sign of success for a teacher is:
(1) When the child is working as if the teacher did not exist
(2) The teacher had helped this life to fulfill the tasks set for it by creation
A good point to ponder, reflect and re access our teaching methodology. True happiness and satisfaction comes from within when a Montessori teacher is able to say: "I have served the spirits of those children, and they have fulfilled their development, and I kept them company in their experiences."
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