Mathematical Mind
This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child’s special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They thus carry out an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.
Dr. Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori
Discuss the statement and explain how a Montessori directress develops the mathematical mind of young children in the prepared environment.
Everything in our life involves mathematics. Our body is involved with numbers. We have two hands, ten fingers, two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two feet, one heart and a lot more. We are conscious with our weight. We always look at the time. We count our age. There was a young girl who would always count the big squares of brick that she had stepped on the ground. She would also read and memorize the plate numbers of the car. Then she will add all the numbers that she saw. She will then compare this sum with the other cars plate number. Whoever had the highest sum of numbers from the car plate numbers will be her winner. She would always do this until she feels the inner reward of mastering addition. She thought she was sick because of her obsession in adding up numbers. Actually she is fond of numbers. She can easily remember telephone numbers rather than people’s names. She then realized that drill and repetition makes her satisfied. This is what this essay is all about. We are going to talk about how to make a child have a mathematical mind especially in a prepared environment. “Repetition is the secret of perfection, and this is why the exercises are connected with the common activities of daily life.” (The Discovery of the Child, Chapter 5, page 92)
Maria Montessori is the founder of Montessori way of education. She believed that a
Dr. Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori
Discuss the statement and explain how a Montessori directress develops the mathematical mind of young children in the prepared environment.
Everything in our life involves mathematics. Our body is involved with numbers. We have two hands, ten fingers, two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two feet, one heart and a lot more. We are conscious with our weight. We always look at the time. We count our age. There was a young girl who would always count the big squares of brick that she had stepped on the ground. She would also read and memorize the plate numbers of the car. Then she will add all the numbers that she saw. She will then compare this sum with the other cars plate number. Whoever had the highest sum of numbers from the car plate numbers will be her winner. She would always do this until she feels the inner reward of mastering addition. She thought she was sick because of her obsession in adding up numbers. Actually she is fond of numbers. She can easily remember telephone numbers rather than people’s names. She then realized that drill and repetition makes her satisfied. This is what this essay is all about. We are going to talk about how to make a child have a mathematical mind especially in a prepared environment. “Repetition is the secret of perfection, and this is why the exercises are connected with the common activities of daily life.” (The Discovery of the Child, Chapter 5, page 92)
Maria Montessori is the founder of Montessori way of education. She believed that a
Bibliography: Books Montessori, M. (1967). The Discovery of the Child. New York: The Random House Publishing Group Standing, E.M. (1957). Maria Montessori Her Life and Work. New York: Penguin Group Gettman, D. (1987). Basic Montessori Learning Activities for Under-Fives. New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc. Montessori, M. (1995). The Absorbent Mind. New York: Holt Paperbacks Henry Holt and Company, LLC Montessori St. Nicholas Centre (1993). Montessori St Nicholas Foundation Course Manual Hainstock, E.G. (1976). Teaching Montessori in the Home (The Pre-School Years). New York: A Plume book