Did you say "Joy"? Have I read "Joy"? Are you serious? I think the opposite because if you said "tears", torture, torment, stumbling block, I would have understood immediately! Let’s start by the beginning!. By yourself.

The child is an explorer and a builder: two central attributes to the Montessori theory, method and practice

At one time or another, we have all experienced the delight in watching a child discover something new for the very first time.

Discipline and freedom are almost always regarded as antonyms. To discipline means to control ; to be free means to be free from any controls. It shows that both concepts are indeed opposite to each other. However, under a Montessori environment, they are considered complementary as they are viewed the two sides of the same coin.