How does the integrated approach ensure that students receive a well-rounded education?

In a setting where students are encouraged to pursue their own interests at their own pace, parents may be concerned about a child avoiding an area of study. Several characteristics about the Montessori classroom's "prepared environment" prevent this from happening. First, a child's natural curiosity will lead him or her to explore every aspect of a thing. (For example, geography of a country naturally leads to investigating the art of that region.) The second safeguard is the Montessori educator. Teachers are intimately familiar with each student; they can draw out a student's curiosity about an untried area.