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3.8 Self-Image
“Old one,” spoke the youth, “Change says ‘I WILL BE,’ and Form says ‘I AM.’ What is it that TRUTH says?” “Listen.”, whispered the old one. And TRUTH spoke in […]
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3.7 Parent Education
“Nature inspires both parents with love for their little ones . . . all parents renounce their own lives to dedicate them to their children.” M. Montessori. Absorbent Mind, p. […]
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3.6 Power of the Individual
“Reality”—according to appearances in adult society-suggests that the single individual is essentially without power. External circumstances, such as money and position, seem to determine the—limits of one’s power. The individual […]
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3.5 Reality
“…a child knows that reality is his to shape as he wishes… the adult cannot see beyond the limitations of the standard conceptions of reality.” Brad Steiger From Mysteries of […]
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3.4 Communication
A failure of communication lies at the heart of the problems and difficulties which have historically deterred the realization of Dr. Montessori’s vision of a “new education”—a universal commitment to […]
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3.3 Here and Now
“… the tomorrow of the child… is the constant occupation (of traditional education) . . . The present is never taken seriously into account.” M. Montessori, from The Child (Adyar, […]
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3.2 Nature of Commitment
A specific “commitment” is the essence of Montessori education—to follow a course of action in the classroom consistent with the effective application of three specific principles: individual liberty, observation and […]
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3.1 Adapting the Adult
Adults today, lacking a “normalizing”1 experience in a Montessori classroom in early childhood, cannot readily undo the psychic scars and damage resulting from traditional childhood upbringing. However, despite such lack […]
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2.8 Individual Liberty
Individual Liberty-one of the three fundamental Montessori principles appears to be widely recognized but little practiced in society. However, Dr. Montessori recognized that this ancient principle of “liberty” (i.e., “freedom […]
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2.7 Legal Issues
Schools committed to the effective application of Montessori principles inherently confront government regulations which tend to stifle and burden the operation of such Montessori schools. Such inappropriate government regulation challenges […]