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To: Mrs. Don-o

O.K., thanks. I must have confused the name with something else.


41 posted on 03/28/2015 12:42:27 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
Maria Montessori's book "The Child in the Church" is an explicit Catholic approach to religious education in early childhood based on nurturing the young child’s personal relationship to God. The "Catechesis of the Good Shepherd" used in a number of Catholic preschools and kindergartens is based on this method.

Her original work was to foster the development of the children of the poor in Rome (the "criminal class"), many of whom were considered mentally retarded. She believed in the innate dignity of the child: that children are drawn toward beauty, order, self-discipline, purpose, if they are given ample opportunities and a good environment. She continued with the same philosophy with the children of the poor in India.

Here's an interesting article on Montessori and Catholicism.

44 posted on 03/28/2015 1:24:36 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (He shall defend the needy, he shall save the children of the poor, and crush the oppressor.)
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