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Since it has been seen to be necessary to give so much to the child, let us give him a vision of the whole universe. The universe is an imposing reality, and an answer to all questions. —Maria Montessori To Educate the Human Potential, p. 5. Montessori education is not segregated by topic, curricular area, or grade level. Because we teach the whole child, the method we employ must be that of a generalist rather than a specialist. We must become proficient in all subjects not just isolated disciplines. The mind of the child is not compartmentalized, so we should not teach as if it is. Dr. Montessori determined that young children experience a sensitive period for music development between the ages of 2 and 6 years old. Meant to inspire and ignite the child’s imagination, the Five Great Lessons are a catalyst for the Montessori elementary curriculum. The Five Great Lessons are thought to be the catalyst of the Montessori elementary cultural curriculum. From the origins of the “Oh, I know you!” Those were the very first words I said to my newborn son, just moments after giving birth to him almost 22 years Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children. —Walter Elias Disney Going on a family vacation is an exciting prospect, NAMC is happy to welcome a guest writer for this edition of our blog. Ashley Taylor is a freelance writer, photographer, and advocate for In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of having consistent, predictable rules and limits in order for children to feel To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any power of control is to betray the idea of freedom. —Maria Montessori Are you interested in reading back through NAMC's blog articles from years gone by, or for more information on a specific topic? Browse a select list of our most popular categories below; by clicking on one, you will see every article posted under that topic since 2007. You may also use the lower archive menu to select a year and month, displaying all blog posts in the chosen time frame.