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Willa
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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 10:53am | IP Logged Quote Willa
What are your favorite explanations or descriptions for Montessori's "sensitive periods"? I've always found this concept nebulous and now I read that she called them "nebulae" so perhaps nebulous is the right term

I'd love to get more clarity on the Montessori approach since it's always puzzled me a bit and so I'm trying to focus on one bit at a time.

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 10:59am | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
Willa,
I'm not Montessori-enough to address the "sensitive periods" but I did chuckle over your last sentence a bit. I find the Montessori approach so "Ignatian". So thoroughly Ignatian!

I look at it from that angle and it makes perfect sense to me.

Sorry, I don't mean to change this thread. I just had to mention that connection.

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 11:32am | IP Logged Quote Willa
LOL, thanks Cay!
I think it is my temperament -- SO not-practical -- that gives me the comprehension problem.

But I'll try and think about it that way -- as an implementation of Ignatian.   

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