During the ages 6 – 12, one of the neural developments that takes place is an increasing integration of the brain as a whole through mylinated neurons (white matter). Though boys and girls tend to have the same number of neurons overall, boys will have more white matter in the end. Though there are many […]
Month: July 2017
Light and Darkness
by David Fleischacker Light in the physical world is the closest analogy to the human mind that is found. Aristotle recognized that sight is the most liberated of the senses and the sense that is closest to the nature of the human mind, especially what he called the Agent Intellect which translated what Plato called […]
Why self-correction is so important in the materials and activities of a natural atrium and classroom
by David Fleischacker It is key that all materials and activities in the Montessori world assist the child in self-correction. The explanation for this is intrinsic to the nature of the child. Interiority reveals this in questions. The questing spirit of a child continues to press forward until there are no further relevant questions about […]
Why INSIGHT is a key in an atrium or classroom.
by David Fleischacker Though the modern educational world has developed thousands of techniques for dealing with this or that situation in the classroom, there is something central that has never changed in the core of education. That unchangeable reality is that true education generates insights, and all insights spring from patterned images or what Saint […]