... environment" (17). I have come to realize that this seemingly broad statement perfectly defines the ideas that perpetuate the Montessori method. A Montessori school in Massachusetts describes the method "as an approach to learning that recognizes the tremendous capacity and desire of very young children to discover and ... many people have set up schools that incorrectly use the Montessori principles (260). Standing blames those individuals for the widespread misconceptions regarding independence, freedom and liberty. The Montessori concepts of liberty and discipline are said by Standing...

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... allowed me to be a very independent child. I had established my own priorities at an early age and was given every feasible opportunity to meet these goals. As a result of that independence, I am now a responsible, methodical individual. The question that must now be confronted is whether or not who I am today was predetermined from the early Light Brite days. Determinism is stated ... feelings or persuasion- (Heron 11). A prime example of an instance where free will is in effect is in one of my confrontations with marijuana in high school. A large amount of my friends used marijuana ra...

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