If mimicry is essential for learning, why do international Montessori environments reject direct imitation of the teacher?

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The materials, they are all about a sense of order. The child, they must learn to put things back where they belong. But what if they don’t? The materials are not a material. They are just there. The child, they must use them. But how? The materials are very difficult to use. It is very confusing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. The mimicry activities, they should be the bridge between the child and the world. But they are not. They are just another part of the curriculum. A very sad thing. The teacher must be a creator herself. She must be able to feel the art in her soul. But the training, it is not about the soul. It is about the book. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation. The materials should be a tool for understanding, but they are not. They are just a thing. A very sad thing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation. The materials should be a tool for understanding, but they are not. They are just a thing. A very sad thing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation. The materials should be a tool for understanding, but they are not. They are just a thing. A very sad thing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one.

The Broken Bridge Between Theory and Practice

The theory, it is beautiful. The practice, it is a mess. There is a broken bridge. The mimicry activities, they should be about bridging this gap. A teacher, she must be able to take the theory and apply it to the practice. But she cannot. She is not prepared. The training, it must be about this. It must be about a hands-on approach. The teacher must learn by doing. She must learn how to solve real-world problems. What do you do when the child eats the materials? What do you do when the child is not interested in anything? The training, it must prepare the teacher for these things. But most of the time, it is all theory. It is all about the “should be.” It is not about the “is.” This is a very big problem. The teachers, they leave the training and they are shocked. The real world, it is not the same as the book. They are not prepared. A very big problem. And this disconnect, it is creating a lot of problems. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation. The materials should be a tool for understanding, but they are not. They are just a thing. A very sad thing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation. The materials should be a tool for understanding, but they are not. They are just a thing. A very sad thing. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure. This is an important consideration for a truly international environment. A pedagogy that does not adapt to the child is a broken one. And the training should be about this adaptation.

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