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    That being said, Montessorians typically see smaller class sizes as undesirable. The fewer children there are, the less opportunity for social learning. Probably more importantly, the guide's presence will be much stronger even if he is not directly interfering, which can negatively impact...
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    This is certainly an understandable concern. However even in traditional schooling there will always be more student models than teachers (for example 1:30) . This is only natural because the mind of a child is closer to that of another child than that of a teacher. Even some methodologies in...
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    I didn't know Cincinnati had such a good public Montessori presence. That's cool. It's actually the opposite, particularly when a Montessori environment is experienced in early childhood (0-6, but usually 3-6). I'm taking Primary training and thus know more about that age range, so if you...
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    The second wave did not really hit until the 60s or 70s (the first was in the 1900s-10s but quickly fizzled out for reasons I'm sure you'll find boring) and didn't start becoming wider spread until probably the 90s, maybe the 80s. Before then, most of the traction was on the West coast and some...
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    Despite it's age, Montessori has only really been gaining traction in the states (I'm assuming you're in the United States so forgive me if I'm wrong) in the past few decades. There are many people, religious people included, that still do not know Montessori exists or that have misconceptions...
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    Are you asking about the religious nature of Montessori education, or lack there of? If so, traditional Montessori is indeed areligious, but indirectly fosters positive spiritual qualities in children, which arise during the process of normalization that results from deep concentration. There is...
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    What do you mean?
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    It certainly would be great if all parents had the time and resources to have a prepared environment for their children's natural development. Unfortunately, many families lack one or both of these. The resources aspect becomes particularly clear around 3 years old and up. Before then, a lot of...
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    Some have indeed drawn comparisons to life in a Montessori environment and a Buddhist monastery. If you ever have a free chance to go in for an observation of that school, just be aware that Montessori is not copyrighted, so anyone can claim to be a Montessori school. But there are lots of good...
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    You may be surprised to know that Montessori's original casas topped out in the 40s and 50s with a guide and one assistant whom she realized was largely unnecessary. Nowadays, the average size for non-home-based Montessori schools (at least for AMI accredited schools) is between 28-34 children...
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    Then you will (probably) find great joy that Maria Montessori was a devout Catholic who observed that children will develop spiritual characteristics if their internal, natural processes she believed were bestowed by God are responded to in a prepared environment, which can include the home to...
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    So I want some practice talking about Montessori while I'm in my AMI training course, so ask me a question or two about Montessori education and I will try to give you a brief but informative answer. Plus it's always nice to get the word out about what I think is the most...
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