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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Standing, what happens when the obstacles are removed from the path of the children?

2. What is a famous characteristic of the Montessori school?

3. What type of things does Standing write astonish small children?

4. In "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," what does Standing mean by sensorial world?

5. As Montessori's popularity grew, what did she realize about the reach of her teaching methods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of qualities was Montessori able to nourish in the children based on her teaching methods?

2. What does Standing state are some differences between the Montessori school and a traditional school?

3. Why does Standing suggest that Montessori was fortunate when it came to education?

4. According to Montessori, why were children often misunderstood?

5. How did Montessori use tool in teaching abstract ideas?

6. According to Montessori, how is the cycle of work different between adults and children?

7. How does Standing discuss the importance of order in children?

8. According to Montessori, why are the different types of metamorphosis important in education?

9. According to Montessori, how does the absorbent mind take in the world?

10. How did Montessori suggest the various sensitive periods in infants should be fostered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In discussing the work of Montessori, is it mentioned that there was an inexhaustible originality to the work. What does this mean and why does the author suggest this is the case? How does this originality play into the popularity of the teaching method? Use the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the point of contact in the Montessori classroom? Discuss how point of contact initiates precision and helps development and how teachers establish point of contact among their students. Use information from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The notion of gifted children is touched on very little in this book. Consider the Montessori method and discuss how this method may work with and be beneficial for gifted children. Use information and educational techniques, as discussed in the book, on educating disabled and normal children as support for educating gifted children.

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