Maria Montessori is the only one who describes and refers to the natural ability for mathematical thinking that all babies are born with. The mathematical mind is described as a special quality of the human brain at birth, a vital part of intelligence that must be given help and direction to develop and function.
Man is naturally inclined at birth to calculate, measure, reason, subtract, synthesize, imagine and create. If mathematics is not part of the young child’s experience, his subconscious mind will have a hard time accepting it as he grows up.