Are children in Montessori classrooms relatively unsupervised and can do whatever they want?
At first glance, the active Montessori classroom may appear chaotic or disorganized. After a brief time, the observer realizes that all students are engaged in a learning activity, either singly or in quiet groups, that teaches, explores, or reinforces a lesson. The head teacher and assistant move around the classroom guiding students in their activities and suggesting further ways to explore the topic of interest. Each child progresses at his/her own pace from one activity to the next until the lesson is mastered.
