Does the concept of ‘normalization’ within a multicultural, international Montessori setting, where children present with vastly divergent cultural schemata and epigenetic imprints, invariably necessitate a subtle, albeit unintended, attenuation of the child’s native, culture-specific modes of joyful exploration to achieve a universal psycho-sensorial homogeneity?
The international Montessori classroom presents a **vexing paradox** concerning the process of **normalization**. Normalization, in