What is the Montessori method, how it works and how it is recognized (articolo in Inglese)
What is the Montessori method, how it works and how it is recognized According to the Montessori philosophy, the child is not an empty vessel in which the adult has to put knowledge, concepts and abilities: the child is a being full of potentiality, which already contains his own abilities. The adult's job is to help him get them out. To achieve this result it is very important that the child is autonomous . If he is physically independent , he will know how to take care of his person without the help of an adult (dressing, washing, going to the bathroom, eating alone, etc.) and gaining self - awareness and therefore self-confidence . If it is intellectually autonomous , it will know how to persevere and will therefore succeed in pursuing its objectives and making the most of its potential. Three fundamental elements contribute to the achievement of the above autonomy: the environment, the teacher, the material . The Montessori me