Montessori is fundamentally based on one simple principle I wish people adhered to more often: first, observe the child.
Taiichi Ohno called it genchi genbutsu in the context of manufacturing. First, go to the floor and look at the work that is being done.
Edwards Deming said "Don't just do somthing; stand there!" in the context of data analysis. Allow the data to tell you something. If you meddle with it you destroy the signal.
In other words. First, observe. Try to understand the problem before you rush in with a solution.
This is like step 0 of the scientific method and yet we forget about it so often, in a hurry to just do something.
Taiichi Ohno called it genchi genbutsu in the context of manufacturing. First, go to the floor and look at the work that is being done.
Edwards Deming said "Don't just do somthing; stand there!" in the context of data analysis. Allow the data to tell you something. If you meddle with it you destroy the signal.
In other words. First, observe. Try to understand the problem before you rush in with a solution.
This is like step 0 of the scientific method and yet we forget about it so often, in a hurry to just do something.