ABSORBENT MIND ESSAY Dr Montessori discovered that the child possess a mind which is totally different from that of an adult. The child absorbs all that is found around him‚ very much identical to the process of osmosis. A key word before further development about the absorbent mind would be adaptation. Adaptation might be considered as the trigger point. Why ? From his birth‚ in order to survive and to fulfil his role‚ the infant is adapting himself to the environment. He was
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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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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 Embryo & Spiritual
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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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``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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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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of development Development can be defined as an act of developing from birth till maturity.Development is a series of re-births. Dr. Maria 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
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requirements of Montessori tools: • The control of error: The Montessori tools contain in it a control of error which makes the use his/her reasoning power‚ increase his/her capacity for drawing distinctions and promotes independence. The child’s mind is conditioned to correct his/her 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
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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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