The Absorbent Mind Montessori AMI course 2014-2015 Umadevi Vadla04-01-2015 Index TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Childs part in world reconstruction: education for life PAGEREF _Toc432921001 \h 2Periods of growth PAGEREF _Toc432921002 \h 3The four planes of development PAGEREF _Toc432921003 \h 3The spiritual embryo PAGEREF _Toc432921004 \h 7The child’s conquest of independence PAGEREF _Toc432921005 \h 9Language PAGEREF _Toc432921006 \h 9Importance of movement in general development PAGEREF _Toc432921007
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ABSORBENT MIND ESSAY Dr Montessori discovered that the child possess a mind which is totally different from that of an adult. The child absorbs all that is found around him‚ very much identical to the process of osmosis. A key word before further development about the absorbent mind would be adaptation. Adaptation might be considered as the trigger point. Why ? From his birth‚ in order to survive and to fulfil his role‚ the infant is adapting himself to the environment. He was
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The term “Absorbent Mind” was developed during Dr. Montessori’s seven-year internment in India. During this time period Montessori was able to work with older children. This experience helped her to recognize the unique aspects of the 0-6 child’s absorbent mind. The absorbent mind is categorized into two levels. The first level is that of unconscious learning‚ the period from ages 0-3. The child at this stage is learning through absorption of the environment‚ as well as through their innate
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SECTION 2 QUESTION III ABSORBENT MIND (0-6 YEARS) A child gains knowledge from the environment through the absorbent mind. Dr Montessori considered nothing is more important for the man than his absorbent mind‚ which shapes the adult and adapts him to any kind of social order‚ climate or country. Absorbent mind is the stage or period whereby a child absorbs or soaks in information‚ impressions‚ and impressions effortlessly from the environment consciously and unconsciously. It is one of the
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reason Dr. Maria Montessori called that the human being is still a "spiritual embryo" when it is born. "Man seems to have two embryonic periods‚ one is prenatal like that of the animals; the other is postnatal and only man has this." -The Absorbent Mind‚ p55‚ Chapter 7. “A child possesses an active psychic life even when he cannot manifest it‚ and must secretly perfect this inner live over a long period of time‚ it is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and
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environment that is safe‚ rich in stimulation‚ and is perfectly suited to their developmental needs. These needs are not the same as the adult’s needs. During the formative years from birth to six‚ the child has a mind which is different to ours. It is an absorbent mind‚ capable of incredible powers of absorption‚ which is just as well‚ because This is a period of adaptation for the child – the developmental task the child must complete at this stage is the construction of him/her self
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life’s battle. “Do unto others as you wish others did unto you.” This particular saying or quotation somehow alters the conventional way of saying the famous “golden rule”. In life‚ kindness and generosity should always be shown and acted upon or done unto other people so as to make life have a chain of kindness and generosity within the community around the world. If this quotation is kept in mind and applied‚ life would be more likely become pleasant and peaceful‚ for things that we wished
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nationalities.” ― Muhammad Ali Jinnah “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks‚ he becomes." ― Mahatma Gandhi “What is done cannot be undone‚ Knowing that‚ face it but do not run.” ― Rupansh Gupta “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” ― Jawaharlal Nehru At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends‚
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The Importance of Memories Past memories are extremely important to us and without them we would be lost. Lena shows us that past memories are important and precious and that we should try not to forget them. Our memories help us learn from our mistakes so we will not make the same on again and that our past memories develop us into who we are today. The short story Blue against White by Jeannette C. Armstrong shows that we often take our past memories for granted even though they are our most
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