
Is peace possible?
Everyone talks about peace, but nobody teaches it. In this world, we teach competition, which is the root of all wars. The moment we start teaching cooperation and support for one another will be the day we educate for peace. (Montessori, 1970) This is one of the most difficult yet important questions of our time. It’s not just because we are living in a historical period marked by daily news of wars, but also because our society and communities are far from peaceful. In fact, they represent the opposite. Why do I say this? After all, since 1945, countries like Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and even Japan—if we