Why do we have Montessori children doing work plans at the elementary level?
Part of our commitment to the child’s acculturation
is the attention we give to what is expected of the child in the society. Our
environments should contain a public school curriculum detailing the goals for
the local public school’s 9 and 12 year olds.
(end of lower elementary, end of upper elementary)
(end of lower elementary, end of upper elementary)
Weekly meetings occur with the child
about work that has been completed and begun and about these standards that
need to be met.
We can use or adapt our key lessons to help the child reach
mastery of these expectations. There are some instances where we may have to
create some additional keys to fulfill requirements, for example a lesson on
the currency of our country. We do have to take care to be judicious in these
situations, keeping in mind that any unnecessary help is a hindrance.
In all
instances, we should let the joy of discovery be the child’s.
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