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“We may say that the child studies himself in his own productions and puts himself into communion with his companions and his environment.”
- Date
- 1917
- English wording
- Florence Simmonds — Translator · from Italian
Meaning of “We may say that the child studies himself…”
Montessori interprets reflective attention to one’s own work and the work of others as part of learning about self, peers and surroundings.
Where does it come from?
Spontaneous Activity in Education, account of work and a subsequent contemplative period. The wording belongs to Montessori’s interpretation of observed classroom behavior, not a controlled modern outcome claim.
