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“The aim is an inner one, namely, that the child train himself to observe; that he be led to make comparisons between objects, to form judgments, to reason and to decide; and it is in the indefinite repetition of this exercise of attention and of intelligence that a real development ensues.”
- Date
- 1914
Meaning of “The aim is an inner one, namely, that…”
The educational objective is not merely completion of an exercise but cultivation of observation, comparison, judgment, reasoning and increasingly independent decision-making.
Where does it come from?
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook. The sentence continues by connecting repeated exercises of attention and intelligence with development; it is Montessori’s pedagogical rationale for the material.
