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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 element of a child's current activities did Montessori reduce and supplement with more structured activities?
2. Who persecuted Montessori's schools and teaching methods?
3. According to Standing, what does the inner rhythm of the child represents?
4. Where can the reader find additional details about the Montessori method?
5. In "Exploration, Development," what does Standing suggest is the reasoning some put behind the children's ability to work on their own in a Montessori classroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Montessori, how does the absorbent mind take in the world?
2. What was the result of Montessori's work with the children in Rome?
3. In "Development," Standing notes a crossroads in Montessori's life. What was this crossroad and the result?
4. According to Montessori, children have an interesting concept of time; how is this concept different from that of an adult?
5. What connection was drawn between the Montessori method and different types of students?
6. According to Montessori, what is the difference between an external and internal aim to work?
7. Why did Montessori suggest the the first nine volumes of Child Psychology have not been written?
8. According to Montessori, why were children often misunderstood?
9. Why is the first stage of development called the Absorbent Mind?
10. What type of offers did Montessori receive to travel to America and continue her work there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Movement is an important part of learning. Based on information from the book, how does the Montessori method address movement in the classroom and in learning to achieve maximum results in education? Additionally, how is this different than a traditional classroom? Provide specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
Provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Montessori classroom. Do you think students attending a Montessori school are better off and if so in what ways? Use information and examples from the book to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
The notion of normalization is something that occurs in students that often come from the traditional classroom into the Montessori classroom. If normalization is to occur upon entering the Montessori classroom, what could be said about those students who remain in the traditional classroom? Use information and examples form the book to support your answer.
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