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    The Absorbent Mind “The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.”- Maria Montessori‚ The Absorbent mind‚ Kalakshetra Publication 2010 edition‚ pg.2 According to Maria Montessori a child’s potential of learning occurs from birth to six years. The learning takes place in a very amazing and special way. The mind absorbs everything from the environment‚ and environment plays an important and critical role in early brain development. Maria Montessori referred this important

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    The Absorbent Mind Introduction ‘….the child goes through a transformation. Impressions do not merely enter his mind; they form it. They incarnate themselves in him. The child creates his own ‘mental muscles’‚ using for this what he finds in the world about him. We have named this type of mentality‚ The Absorbent Mind’. (Montessori‚ Absorbent mind pg.24) According to Montessori’s research‚ birth to 6 years is the most important stage of a human being. She calls this period of life ‘The absorbent

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    DMT-101 Topic 3 Topic 3 (study guide) 1. 2. 3. The Spiritual Embryo The Absorbent Mind - Chapter 7 The Secret of Childhood Chapter 6 Montessori: A Modern Approach - pp30-31 1. 2. 3. 4. Sensitive Periods The Absorbent Mind - Chaps 3‚ 10‚ 11‚ 13 The Secret of Childhood - Chap 7‚ 8 Montessori‚ A Modern Approach - p 32-36 Montessori: Her Life and Work - Chap 7 1. 2. 3. The Absorbent Mind The Absorbent Mind - Chapters 3‚ 7 ‚8 Montessori: Her Life and Work - Chapter 7 Physical

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    4.1 The infant at birth One of the greatest magical mysteries yet unsolved by even the highly developed science and technology of the twentieth century is that of the human being in its very early life. The Child is still an unknown mysterious figure. The infant at birth seems to be in a unique condition. Apparently he is inferior to other mammals that are high in the ladder of evolution. He does not manifest any of the characteristics that differentiate him from other non-human living beings

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    Absorbent Mind A child has a special mind and Dr. M. Montessori called it “Absorbent Mind”. She thought that there is nothing more important for the man than his absorbent mind‚ which creates the adult and adapts him to any kind of climate‚ country or culture. Without the absorbent mind “…‚ man could never adapt himself to such different places and habits‚ nor evolve in his social manners‚ nor take up such different forms of work.” (M. Montessori 2009‚ “The Formation of Man” Montessori-Pierson

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    Montessori said‚ child is always in a continued stage development. Child is continuously growing whereas adult is already matured. Development occurs in stages‚ almost like steps. She further noted that within each stage of development‚ there is a creative period of intense acquisition of skills or knowledge and then a calmer period of consolidation‚ i.e. absorbing and making that knowledge one’s own. When a child is born‚ he goes into four sages of life. His life takes many changes. As a child goes to each

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    ``The greatness of human personality begins at birth`` Maria Montessori‚ The Absorbent Mind. According to Maria Montessori a child’s potential of learning occurs from birth to six years and the absorbent mind is the image she created to describe‚ this intense mental activity. When a child is born‚ he does not possess the characteristics of an adult human being. An infant cannot express himself in articulate language‚ cannot use his hands or do his work; he has no tools other than reflexes

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    errors. Example‚ if a child is trying to button up a shirt and forgets to button one or button in the wrong hole‚ the mistake is reveal at the end by an empty hole. • Aesthetics: All the Montessori tools are made as beautiful and attractive as possible. Color‚ brightness and proportions are sought in all the materials. The sensorial materials and the prepared environment should be prepared with order and beauty to attract the child and facilitate the total development of the child. Example • Activity:

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    The Absorbent Mind Montessori AMI course 2014-2015 Umadevi Vadla04-01-2015 Index TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Childs part in world reconstruction: education for life PAGEREF _Toc432921001 \h 2Periods of growth PAGEREF _Toc432921002 \h 3The four planes of development PAGEREF _Toc432921003 \h 3The spiritual embryo PAGEREF _Toc432921004 \h 7The child’s conquest of independence PAGEREF _Toc432921005 \h 9Language PAGEREF _Toc432921006 \h 9Importance of movement in general development PAGEREF _Toc432921007

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    The Absorbent Mind Theory of Dr. Maria Montessori This paper will explore Dr. Maria Montessori’s Absorbent Mind Theory‚ the implementation of The Absorbent Mind Theory in Montessori practices; The Absorbent Mind Theory’s relation to Wallace J. Kahn’s ABC Model and to my own personal philosophy statement‚ in regards to the education of young children. The Absorbent Mind Theory states that the minds of young children‚ ages birth to six-years-old‚ are comparable to sponges‚ in that they ‘soak

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