Chapter 8

INTELLIGENCE

Liberating the child means leaving him to "his own intelligence"

How the intelligence of the child differs from the instincts of animals

Intelligence the actual means of formation of the inner life

Hygiene of intelligence

Intelligence awakens and sets in motion the central nervous mechanisms

In an age of speed, man has not accelerated himself

Swift reactions an external manifestation of intelligence

Ability to _distinguish_ and _arrange_ the characteristic sign of intelligence

Montessori "sensory exercises" make it possible for the child to distinguish and classify

The Montessori child is sensitive to the objects of his environment

Educational methods in use do not help the child to distinguish

Power of _association_ depends on ability to distinguish dominant characteristics

Individuality revealed in association by similarity

By means of attention and internal will the intelligence accomplishes the work of association

_Judgment_ and _reasoning_ depend on ability to distinguish

Activities of association and selection lead to individual habits of thought

Importance of acquiring ability to reason for oneself

Genius the possession of maximum powers of association by similarity

Genius of errors in association and reasoning which have impeded science

The consciousness can only accept truths for which it is "expectant"

The intelligence has its peculiar perils, from which it should be guarded