Optimal Developmental Outcomes: The Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional Dimensions of a Montessori Education

This article discusses the first, second and third planes of development in Montessori education. The first plane represents ages 0-6. During this critical time, children create their own unique intelligence. According to Montessori, the construction of the mind is achieved through an active interchange between the environment and a child’s tendencies to explore, reason, imagine, and create.

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