This paper discusses the influence of the prepared
environment on the child's
development including physical, linguistic,
intellectual and social
development of the child with reference to the following: "Adults admire their
environment; they can remember it and think about it; but the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul" (Montessori, The Absorbent Mind, p.56). Also the paper will address the hazardous consequences of a negative teaching environment on the child's psychological development.