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| Thursday, 1 May 2003 |
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Though early childhood education is important, the family home is the child's first school. However, if the family environment is deficient or lacking, it is up to the Montessori House of Children to ensure that each child's potential is realized," said Bishop Marius Peiris, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, the chief guest at the 43rd Diploma Awards ceremony of the Maria Montessori Training centre at St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo 7. He said the montessori directress, therefore has an important role to play. In Sri Lanka tragic events and other crises are appearing in our universities, schools and colleges and tuition classes, due mainly to lack of discipline among teachers and students. The only educational institute spared of this lack of discipline is the Montessori Houses of Children or pre-schools. A montessori teacher must be a spiritual person in the oriental tradition, the Guru-Gola (teacher-student). A Montessori teacher can learn from little children. It is said in the Gospel "Let the little children come to me and don't try to stop them, for such is the Kingdom of God". A little child is dependent on parents and elders. This dependence should bring home to us that we are totally and utterly dependant on God. The child has a short memory. He forgets so completely that he does not even need to forgive. As Diploma award winners you are indeed fortunate and privileged to help the little children in their very early years", he said. |
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