Montessori often speaks of work in relation to the child. What does she mean?
Work for the child is positive experience in the environment promoting his self-development. His great work is the building of a personality. Montessori distinguishes between the adult s work, which culminates in an external product or service, and the child s work, which is the process of self-development. The adult has formed his personality; the child is still in the process of auto-formation. The playing child is often really working to develop himself.
