The culture, it is a big thing. The diversity, it is a bigger thing. The children, they must understand these things. But the materials, they are not enough. The mimicry activities, they should be a tool for this. A child from one country, she works in a very different way than a child from another country. The teacher, she must be a translator. She must be able to help the children understand each other through the work. But the training, it is not teaching her this. It is teaching her the same old things. A very confusing and illogical situation. The children are the future, but we are teaching them the past. A very big problem. The mimicry activities, they should be the bridge between the past and the future. But they are not. They are just another part of the curriculum. A very sad thing indeed. 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. The children must be able to explore their creativity, but also be grounded in the historical and cultural significance of their work. This is the main point of Montessori, but it is often forgotten. The teachers must understand this. They must understand that the materials are not just for a lesson. They are for a journey. A journey into the child’s soul. A very beautiful thing. But it is often forgotten. 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 Illusion of a Universal Method
Montessori, it is a method. A beautiful method. But it is not a prison. The children, they must have freedom. The freedom to choose, to express, to be themselves. The mimicry activities, they should be about this freedom. But in many international Montessori schools, the activities, they are just another lesson. There is a right way to do it and a wrong way. This is not freedom. This is not Montessori. This is just a school. The international context, it makes it more confusing. A child from one country, she works in a very different way than a child from another country. The teacher, she must understand this. She must embrace this. But the training, it is not teaching her this. It is teaching her the same old things. A very confusing and illogical situation. The children are the future, but we are teaching them the past. A very big problem. The activities, they should be the bridge between the past and the future. But they are not. They are just another part of the curriculum. A very sad thing indeed. 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. And this is why so many schools struggle. A very sad thing. 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.
