June 2022

Montessori & Piaget: A Comparison

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Both the powerhouse that is the educator and physician Dr Maria Montessori’s and psychologist Jean Piaget’s stages and planes of cognitive development are quite insightful and useful to understand when parenting, teaching or involved with children in any capacity. Although Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development are more widely referenced in education, Montessori’s Planes of Development …

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Supporting The Development of Character

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First of all you can’t teach character. Let’s start there!  “The human personality forms itself by itself…” Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood, p. 31 Children are born with their own unique character; it is not something that anyone outside of self can develop. It can however be nurtured and supported by the environment surrounding the …

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