Today we live in a globalised environment. In particular nearly every country relies a lot on other countries to help supply them with either a finished product or materials to make a product.
Our Montessori resources need to reflect this which is why I am making a revised Economic Geography resource that helps students understand the interconnected nature of our global economy.
In the past Montessori Economic Geography Interdependencies resources have given students the impression that the needs of a farmer or a baker are met by certain individuals who live nearby the farmer/baker when in fact the reality is more sophisticated.
I believe that if we can teach our children about the complexities of life in different eras we owe it to them to teach them about the interconnected nature of our global economy including ideas such as
-taxes
-global production lines such as those found in factories
-lesson plan/scripts to help guide your lessons
-discussion ideas that can be used to integrate language arts and essay writing
