Our Montessori Minute series is a parent education tool that shrinks big philosophy down to simple terms, explained in just about a minute. This time, we delve into Learning Explosions, a term coined by Dr. Montessori.
Human development is often not slow and steady; acquisitions seem to arrive suddenly, almost overnight, and with explosive impact. Such learning explosions are the sudden outward manifestation of a long process of internal growth. For example, the explosion of spoken language around two years of age is the result of many months of inner preparation and mental development.
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