Tim Seldin & Paul Epstein Ph.D. An Education for Life
Tim Seldin & Paul Epstein Ph.D. An Education for Life
Tim Seldin & Paul Epstein Ph.D. An Education for Life
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First steps towards independence ...<br />
(Above) Young children work with the<br />
Dressing Frames to master the dressing<br />
skills that classically challenge them as they<br />
begin to take their first steps toward<br />
independence: buttoning their clothes,<br />
working on a zipper, tying their shoe laces,<br />
and so on.<br />
A GUIDED TOUR OF MONTESSORI CLASSROOMS — PRACTICAL LIFE<br />
Cleaning up ...<br />
Table washing ...<br />
(Left) To wash this table,<br />
these young students<br />
methodically gather the<br />
bucket, little pitcher, sponges,<br />
scrub brushes, towels, and<br />
soap and proceed to scrub a<br />
small table slowly and<br />
methodically. When they are<br />
finished, they will return<br />
everything to its storage<br />
place.<br />
These lessons in Practical<br />
<strong>Life</strong> skills do much more<br />
than help children learn to<br />
wash tables. The process<br />
helps them develop an inner<br />
sense of order, a greater<br />
sense of independence, and<br />
a higher ability to concentrate<br />
and follow a complex<br />
sequence of steps.<br />
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