The secret of good teaching is to regard the children’s intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim therefore is not merely to make the children understand, and still less to force them to memorize, but so to touch their imagination as to enthuse them to their inmost core.
—Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential, p. 11.
To Educate the Human Potential, p. 11.
During this time of uncertainly, many Montessori teachers are trying to find ways to transform their concrete learning environments into abstract virtual ones. It seems a challenging prospect, especially given that in order to teach virtually, we must ask children to think in the abstract. While not ideal in a Montessori learning environment, with some thought and preparation, we should be able to guide students through their learning by focusing on those parts of the curriculum that lend themselves to oral language.
