GTMS Life > News November 3, 2022

The Montessori Minute: Concentration

The Greene Towne 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 the Montessori explanation for Concentration. According to the American Montessori Society, concentration is: The act of concentrating. The young child focuses his or her attention […]

The Greene Towne 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 the Montessori explanation for Concentration. According to the American Montessori Society, concentration is:

The act of concentrating. The young child focuses his or her attention on aspects of the environment essential for development. From a Montessori perspective, concentration is “a consistent activity concentrated on a single work–an exercise on some external object, where the movements of the hands are guided by the mind.”

American Montessori Society
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