tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501824432676733753.post5755928573245206751..comments2024-03-26T02:11:37.643-07:00Comments on NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Blog: Montessori’s Three Levels of Obedience: Developing Self-DisciplineNorth American Montessori Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192846885830826722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501824432676733753.post-54484204565377360572016-06-16T11:31:15.051-07:002016-06-16T11:31:15.051-07:00Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comme...Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comment on our blog. Many modern child development experts tend to agree that young children may be unable to exercise self-discipline. This may be a social and cultural expectation. It is clear that through modeling clear and precise expectations, Dr. Montessori demonstrated that young children are indeed capable when they experience an environment that supports this type of growth and development. When expectations are clearly set, and appropriate behaviors are modeled and enforced, children will develop these self-discipline skills which lead to normalization. This is clearly the case in your classroom as well, as you guide young children to reach their potential.North American Montessori Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192846885830826722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501824432676733753.post-43039693560412713212016-06-15T19:07:01.959-07:002016-06-15T19:07:01.959-07:00I would like to respectfully disagree with parts o...I would like to respectfully disagree with parts of this post. <br /><br />Dr. Montessori talked about the three levels of obedience in reference to the 3-6 classroom (not 7 or 8 year olds). The reason why so many researchers come to a different conclusion is because they are not observing Montessori children who have had the benefit of the prepared environment. <br /><br />In fact, Dr. Montessori said that the obedience of her little ones was so refined that teachers needed to be careful how they phrased things. She tells a story on page 261 of the Absorbent Mind (1967 edition) of a teacher who said, "Put everything away before you go home tonight." The children did not wait for her the sentence, but as soon as they heard her say, "put everything away" they started to do so with great care and speed. Then, with surprise they heard the words "when you go home tonight." Their obedience had become so prompt that the teacher needed to learn to say, "Before you go home tonight, put everything away." Things like this kept happening every time she expressed herself without enough thought. The promptitude of the children's response gave her a feeling of responsibility. <br /><br />In my classroom, children who start in school in the Fall are usually at the third level of obedience by January. <br />HPM3https://www.blogger.com/profile/09434607061899051212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501824432676733753.post-74758640792402856832016-05-04T05:44:43.511-07:002016-05-04T05:44:43.511-07:00I think some examples of logical consequences woul...I think some examples of logical consequences would be really helpful here. Do you have any to share?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com