And there are several other
roles he takes on. While they make his academic
pursuits relevant and engaging, this multiplicity
of roles allows the youth not only to discover himself
but to develop a
keen sense of adaptability, a trait
demanded by the complexity of our times.
“Therefore work on the
land is an introduction both to nature and to civilization
and gives limitless field for scientific
and historic studies.”
-
Dr. Maria Montessori
There is one other thing
about work that Montessori highlights. Work
allows your child to realize a socio-economic
world and his own economic independence.
“If produce can be used
commercially, this brings in the
fundamental mechanism of society,
that of production and exchange, on which economic
life is based.”
