Sensorial education is
based on the belief that to fully appreciate higher level abstract
concepts such as language, mathematics, order and beauty, a child
needs to study and appreciate tangible materials via the senses.
Thus, sensorial exercises are not aimed at developing a sharper
sensory acuity, but are aimed at the development of the related
abstract concept. Thus, we do not want him to see, hear or smell
better, but to be able to recognize more clearly what it is
that he sees, hears and smells.
Initially all children
are born with an incomplete nervous system and are in need of
developing their coordination, concentration and intellect through
the senses. Therefore, the goal of sensorial education is to help
the child to complete the development of his nervous system, thereby
developing his intellect. In addition, repetition of sensorial
activities builds concentration and perseverance which eventually
become components of the personality.
