1. Montessori and Four Planes of Development
We cannot aid the caterpillar by providing a garden full of flowers, nor will the butterfly benefit from green leaves. ... At this stage, "it is not a question of development, but of creation from nothing" (Montessori, Education for a New World, "Periods and the Nature of the Absorbent Mind," p. 16, Kalakshetra, 6th edition) the child is not conscious of learning anything. ... At this stage, "it is not a question of development, but of creation from nothing" (Montessori, Education for a New World, "Periods and the Nature of the Absorbent Mind," p. 16, Ka...
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