What function does repetition serve in the learning process of the child?
Montessori speaks of the child s love of repetition, and notes that to have learned something is for the child a starting-point; when he has learned, then he begins to get enjoyment from the repetition of the exercise. Even after the child has attained proficiency in a particular exercise he may continue to practice. He repeats what he has learned an indefinite number of times, with evident satisfaction; he enjoys doing things, because in this he is developing his power.
