If you teach a child to just power through unpleasant tasks, she'll lack self-discipline

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Answering a common objection to Montessori

The Laundress, Jean-Baptise Greuze, 1761 Recently, philosopher and Montessori educator, Matt Bateman, shared an anecdote in which his 3-year-old son initially resisted clearing his place after dinner … until Matt added new and more challenging steps to the task, to which I replied: In response, I received this objection: “ [I] [t]hink this is still [a] slightly wrong mindset - we should not think about ‘how can I make this more challenging for my child’ or adapt in function of their preferences / needs. It should just be simple laying down of the law, no matter how interesting or…

If you teach a child to just power through unpleasant tasks, she'll lack self-discipline

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