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The Fifth Plane of Development: Montessori and Matrescence
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Christine Carrig – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2025
In 1951, when Maria Montessori described the pattern of human development as the Constructive Rhythm of Life, marking each of four chapters or planes of development with an inverted triangle, she colored the first and third planes red to represent their intensity (Grazzini, 1996). These two red triangles are referred to as creative periods and…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Individual Development, Adults, Developmental Stages