NAMTA Journal 41/3 24 Observation and Development: From Dr. Montessori's 1946 London Training Course

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 41, Number 3, 2016, Summer

Pages: 413-419

This article exhorts the observer to take notice of the unconscious and conscious levels of the young child's absorbent mind (infant stare). Montessori notes the social awareness of young children and suggests that their amazing awareness of people, not merely their activities, is integral to observation. [Reprinted with permission from "AMI Communications 2" (1978): 2-5.]

Author(s)
Montessori, Maria

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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