We do not use the albums as a curriculum but only as a guide. We want the child to discover all that we don’t show him. This discovery versus direct teaching allows the children to be truly inspired – the doors are opened for them and they make the discoveries on their own so that the learning becomes truly theirs and they are enticed and inspired to further exploration.
Montessori believed that too
much regulation can lead to rebellion, while too much freedom
can lead to
chaos. It is important to balance
the two.[1] “The
first thing her
education demands is the provision of an environment in which he
can develop
the powers given her by nature. This does not mean
just to amuse her and let her do as she
likes. But it does mean that we have to adjust our minds to
doing a work of
collaboration with nature, to being obedient to one of her laws,
the law which
decrees that development comes from environmental experience.”[2]
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