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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. In Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," according to Standing, what is the first act of a man's life?
2. According to Standing, in "Montessori & Froebel," what is our environment made for?
3. What did Montessori suggest may occur if a child is exposed to imaginary things to early in life?
4. What lessons should be combined with lessons of practical life?
5. According to Montessori, what can be said about the adults feeling of oppressing their children?
Short Essay Questions
1. When a child first enters the Montessori school, what is the first thing to occur in terms of education?
2. According to "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how is it possible to be independent but not free?
3. What are 3 of the 14 main rules for the teacher in relation to the environment?
4. What are the possibilities of an individual who is a slave or who has limited freedom?
5. According to Montessori, what are the main factors of a child's life that may cause deviations?
6. According to Standing, what are the two classifications of practical life exercises?
7. According to Montessori, how can the struggle between the adult and the child end?
8. According to Standing, what is an example of a limitation in material for a child?
9. What are some things that a Montessori teacher may teach directly to younger children?
10. According to Standing, what are the three forms of precision in terms of the freedoms and the closed circle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Montessori preferred to work with children and she even recognized the vast differences between children and adults. According to Standing, why does she then spend time lecturing intentionally? What is her aim at these lectures and do you think based on the reading in the book and the current popularity of this method that she was successful?
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