maria montessori

ok, so it is the birthday of maria montessori, that rebel of educational circles who had these crazy idea that children cannot learn if they are forced to sit still.................i credit a montessori backround (age 3 through 5th grade) for the marvelous learning ethic that my sons maintain to this day.......... She said, "[In most classrooms] children, like butterflies mounted on pins, are fastened each to his place." She believed that if children were allowed to move around and interact with things, they would discover new ideas on their own. and let's not forget the loyal opposition, whose brave educational notion was fostered, in part, by her montessori past...........i have had it put to me that it is not the montessori method, but rather natural talents of basically brilliant children sent to montessori by parents interested in developing their potential.........i cnanot deny that the (3) children aforementioned are brilliant.........., but the montessori principles were certainly applied in the right place at the right time.............thanks, maria.......