The Construction of Human Beings and Human Tendencies
Construction of the Human Being Montessori says, “The greatness of human personality begins at the hour of birth.” She believes that it is during the early period in life that education must be understood as helping to unfold the child’s “inborn psychic powers”. The Montessori system of education aims, not just to give the child information about the world, but to allow the child’s inner powers to develop to their fullest potential. The interchange between the child and the environment optimizes their potential as human beings. Montessori believed that man…read more