This is the predisposition to think or act in a certain way.
They are the specific characteristics that are naturally displayed by people universally.
They include the following:
- To order – understand
- To orientate – to places and to people
- To explore – active minds, to be curious
- To observe – environment through senses
- To abstract – an individual process
- To imagine- not only fantasy but a future
- To work, to manipulate – to be active, it gives an activity value, purpose
- To be exact- satisfied
- To repeat – a method of arriving at satisfaction (exactness) trial and error
- To calculate – we all have a mathematical mind
- To perfect oneself – new and better ways of doing things
- To communicate – very important, how we function, share and work together
- To associate- within society
- To control – master ones body and speech an awareness of how we behave and speak
“Factors that make the child become adapted to any society.” The Human Tendencies and Montessori Educationp.18
