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Montessori Method is not Catholic
« on: March 29, 2017, 06:23:03 PM »
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  • Many blogs are boasting that Marie Montessori was a devout Catholic but had an affair.  How can any Catholic use her method, when she didn't even raise her own child?  

    Real Catholic Catechism is God centered; not child centered.   Parents are to provide structure and discipline.  Most Catholics use the Baltimore Catechism and sound Catholic home school materials. 



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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #1 on: March 29, 2017, 07:34:21 PM »
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  • Do you need to hide in the anonymous section? Or was that an accident?

    Does having had an affair bar a person from being a devout Catholic? According to your reasoning St. Mary Magdalen, Bl. Margaret of Cortona, St Mary of Egypt and a host of other men and women saints, were not devout Catholics. I'm not arguing that Maria Montessori was a devout Catholic, only that your premise is ridiculous.

    I understand that her work was in children's education, not in "Catechism".

    I have no personal experience of Montessori and her method, but I don't believe it precludes structure and discipline. Is there a reason that sound Catholic home school materials could not be used within the Montessori method. A long time ago now, but we mostly ever used texts produced by protestants, because that was what was available to us. But all three of our children, despite being raised in the conciliar church, have a passionate love for God and his Church, two of them being in Tradition and the other a devoted "orthodox" Catholic.

    One should use whatever system is possible and suits your purposes.
    Help of Christians, guard our land from assault or inward stain,
    Let it be what God has planned, His new Eden where You reign.


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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #2 on: March 29, 2017, 08:27:06 PM »
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  • Montessori= novus ordo. 






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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #3 on: March 30, 2017, 09:19:45 PM »
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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #4 on: March 30, 2017, 10:18:42 PM »
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    Have you nothing to say Mr/s Anonymous Bumper? I decided not to say more because so far all anonymous posts have been inane and a waste of time. But if you have something to offer, then go ahead....
    Help of Christians, guard our land from assault or inward stain,
    Let it be what God has planned, His new Eden where You reign.


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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #5 on: April 03, 2017, 05:15:26 PM »
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  • I didn't "bump"but   I'm original poster.  Nadir, 
    You are right it was wrong to bring up someone's past sins.  Let us pray for Marie Montessori. 

    What has helped many children including adults is the Baltimore Catechism.  

    Let us also pray for Pope Francis, Bishop Fellay, Bishop Williamson, And Father zendejas. 

    Let us pray for Traditio Father, father Hewko, Father Pfeiffer. 

    Let us pray for the Sedes and Novus ordo and SSPX. 

    Let us pray for each other....

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    Re: Montessori Method is not Catholic
    « Reply #6 on: April 03, 2017, 06:12:12 PM »
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  • Yes, we must pray for each other.

    But I really would like to know more about the method. There is a poster who said in another thread that he had attended a Montessori school. What I know has either been read on a web-site or the name has been dropped at some homeschooling event. 

    I know that I would have nothing to do with Steiner or the John Holt (non-)method, but of Montessori I am unsure and curious.

    Doesn't anybody out there know? 
    Help of Christians, guard our land from assault or inward stain,
    Let it be what God has planned, His new Eden where You reign.