Montessori: Evolving Toward a Public Secondary School in the 21st Century Nadia Bryden November 7, 2012 Abstract The educational community has long been familiar with the Montessori method for its international ability to remediate or engage children who are, for any number of reasons, not suited to traditional public schooling. This paper examines the basis of the need for alternative schooling, outlines the development and evolution of the Montessori method and philosophy, and validates
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REFLECTIONS ON MONTESSORI CURRICULUM AND TEACHING by Shiela May N. Barrientos Today’s parents are increasingly becoming interested in educational methodologies and gradually and increasingly believing in the importance of early childhood education. It is increasingly more acknowledged that the first five to six years of life are really crucial to the child’s development. The brain cells are multiplying at a very high speed specifically during the first three years of life. During this early
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| Your Selected approach: Montessori | Reggio Emilia Approach | Identify how each component is similar or different between the two approaches. | Teacher’s Role in Supporting | 1. Cognitive Development | 1. Here teacher helps children in thinking logically, comparing, contrasting and matching patterns. Teacher takes care of phonological development and language acquisition of child by involving them in singing, reading, talking and playing with the sound of words. 2. Teacher keeps educational
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Psychology of Learning Working with institutionalized and inner-city youngsters, Dr. Maria Montessori was struck by how avidly the children absorbed knowledge from their surroundings. Given developmentally appropriate materials and the freedom to follow their interests, they joyfully taught themselves. Dr. Montessori observed the following, 1 "When the teachers were weary of my observations, they began to allow the children to do whatever they pleased. I saw children with their feet on the tables
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Montessori Early Childhood Language: Life-Long Literacy by Dr. Ann Epstein The development of language in early-childhood classrooms is an umbrella for the entire Montessori curriculum. Often teachers and parents consider activities on the shelves of the Language area as the heart of actual language learning. Certainly these activities provide powerful opportunities, but language learning occurs most profoundly in the moment-to-moment life of interactions within the classroom. Twenty years
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How imagination being develops in Montessori Environment Maybe the most definite difference between traditional early childhood program and Montessori classroom is the absence of fantasy character in Montessori prepared environment. We have seen many facts that prove how fantasy dangerous for our kids mind. My brother had a terrified experience when he still 5 years old. He jumped in to a garbage pit that full of fires while wearing batman costumes. He saw at television as a batman, nothing can
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| | |Briefly outline the stages of growth (planes of development) (10) | | | |Define the
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lines on each of them. Answer: A child from the conception time has a various developments such as learning a language, developing a culture or mathematical mind. At certain periods of time, these aspects become vibrant and highly active. Dr. Maria Montessori describes this periods of time as the sensitive periods. These sensitive periods are the blocks of time in a child’s life. A child has different sensibilities which enables him to choose what is necessary for his growth from his surroundings. The
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imagining a Montessori classroom people may think of children doing what they like when they like, this is a common idea amongst non Montessori teachers I have talked with. Maria Montessori said ‘A child who concentrates is immensely happy’ (Montessori, 1988 p249). Therefore when someone who is unfamiliar with how a Montessori nursery is structured they comment on how remarkable it is that a three or four year old child is concentrating on a talk for a longer period of time. Montessori observed children
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In this essay, I will discuss the physical and psychological needs of a three year old and how to meet these in a setting. For the development of a child, both physical and psychological needs are very important. As a learning practitioner it is fundamental to understand these two aspects, for when nurtured in harmony, it creates a responsive child. The children’s growth is dependent to some factors such as genetics and interactions with his environment. There have been studies with regards on how
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