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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. What does Standing state is the strength of this book?

2. According to Montessori, what is suggested by the fact that from ages 6-12, there are fewer incidences of illness and mortality?

3. According to Montessori, what is the first sign of normalization in a child?

4. What is the number one characteristic of a Montessori school?

5. According to Montessori, which of the following is not a cause for a deviation?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Montessori, why is human development compared to a succession of new births?

2. Based on the preface to this book, what is significant about the work Montessori did?

3. How did Montessori, initially misread children's apparent rebellion of authority?

4. What is the significance of children being allowed to work spontaneously on those thing they are interested in?

5. What connection was drawn between the Montessori method and different types of students?

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

7. What was the result of Montessori's work with the children in Rome?

8. Why does Standing feel the Montessori system is a living system?

9. What type of challenges did Montessori face during her education and early career?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think it is important to discuss the spiritual health of a teacher in the Montessori classroom? How and why does religion play a role in the education of children in these classrooms? Use the information provided by Standing to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Standing notes that some educators who open a Montessori school do not completely understand the true principles of the Montessori method and do not properly teach the method. Where does the confusion lie concerning these individuals? It is in the incorrect use of this method? What is or can be done to correct this problem?

Essay Topic 3

Montessori recognizes the difference between children and adults and creates her classrooms to meet the needs of the child. How then does she prepare children for movement up through life and eventually into adulthood? For example, children in the Montessori classroom are free to do what interests them, however in the workforce as adults, they may not have this luxury. How is this dealt with? Use information and examples from the book to support your answer.

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