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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 are the material called that were used in Froebel's classrooms?

2. According to Standing, in "Montessori & Froebel," what is our environment made for?

3. What does Standing suggest that children prefer an imaginary world?

4. According to Montessori, what sets the tune of development and the creation of self?

5. According to Montessori, what is necessary for a child to be able to overcome or make right any misstep in the environment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are 3 of the 14 main rules for the teacher in relation to the environment?

2. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what ways do children right oppression?

3. According to Standing, what is an example of a limitation in material for a child?

4. According to Montessori, a perfectly prepared environment includes what type of information?

5. How did Montessori suggest one corrects deviations in learning and development?

6. According to "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how is it possible to be independent but not free?

7. According to Montessori, how can the struggle between the adult and the child end?

8. According to Montessori, how does concentration play a role in the normalization of a child?

9. According to Standing, what was Montessroi's view on the nature of play?

10. What is the different between the teaching in a Froebel school compared to a teacher in a Montessori school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Montessori used sensitive periods as markers for educating and learning various tasks. What is the significance of these sensitive periods and thinking about Froebel's methods, how do these sensitive periods come into play? Include examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There is a strong emphasis on freedom throughout this book. Why do you think the author places so much emphasis on this topic? What to you think about the author's suggestion about the lack of freedom in the traditional classroom as compared to the Montessori classroom?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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