One of the guiding principles of Montessori education is helping children to become independent. Freedom for students to choose classwork according to their interests and ability level is a core principle for any Montessori classroom. While this might cause people to picture chaos as they imagine a whole classroom of children moving in different directions all at once, Dr. Maria Montessori tells us this is not the case. In The Absorbent Mind, she states, “To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to...

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