Doctor Benjamin Spock lives on‚ through his vast knowledge of babies and children‚ his countless books on how to take care of babies‚ children and teenagers are still very popular. Issues on SIDS‚ Montessori Schools‚ and child discipline are issues that the world still continue to do studies on and debate on till this day. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a big issue among parents and pediatricians‚ continuous debates go on between parents and pediatricians‚ if babies should be put on their
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1. Write an essay on “The Essence of Education”. (1000-2000 words) I cannot write this essay without reference to study of my own experienced and my daughter’s- placed in the harsh environment of the government schooling system and its observations of the stark belief systems of “the child to fit the system” and not “the system to fit the child” with reference to the what education should be about. This means different things to different people. To some this means a teacher teaching and passive
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Test 2 Question 1. Presentations are offered to children so that they can perform activities. How do you differentiate between activities and presentations? Presentations are: 1. Introducing the educational materials to the child‚ so that the child can perform and work with them in a purposeful manner while‚ It is said that the Activity of the child will become purposeful only when or if the materials used is for the purpose it has been created. 2. Presentations in Montessori
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Maria Sklodowska‚ also known as Marie Curie‚ was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here‚ helping many people. Marie Curie was born on November 7‚ 1867.1 She was raised in Poland by a family of prominent educators. Marie was the youngest of five children
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|Movement and Activity for the Young Child | |A reflective account of my outdoor activity day | |experience | |Student Number 20018561 | Reflection A reflective account of my outdoor activity day experience For this activity I took two children‚ 3 year old twins‚ outside with a box of resources to observe what the children would do with the natural treasures I provided. I had planned to stay
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Sensitive Periods Introduction Sensitive periods are a termed coined by a Dutch biologist Hugo de Vries and later adopted by Dr. Montessori to refer to the important period of development in childhood. Montessori was not very specific in her published works about the precise number‚ description‚ or timing of these sensitive periods. These periods are critical to the child’s self-development. She set out several periods with the approximate ages to which they applied. Dr. Montessori believed‚ adults
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THE PREPARED ENVIRONMENT Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. The prepared environment offers the essential elements for optimal development. The key components comprise the children‚ teacher and physical surroundings including the specifically designed Montessori educational material.There are prepared environments for children at each successive developmental plane. These environments allow children to take
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It was in February of 1903 that a young literary hopeful by the name of Franz Xaver Kappus reached out to not-yet-esteemed poet Rainer Maria Rilke in search of criticism and career advice. In what seems like an effort to cast him aside‚ Rilke refused to give Kappus criticism and advised him to instead search internally in order to truly reach poetic esteem. Whether or not Rilke initially wanted to take Kappus under his wing‚ he had acquired a new pen pal. That letter was the first of many to deliver
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not recognising it‚ and finally how we can support children in this crucial time. "A sensitive periods refers to a special sensibility which a creature in its infantile state‚ while it is still in a process of evolution". ( Montessori‚ 1966‚ p38) Maria Montessori believed that during first few years of life its very easy for a child to learn without an effort that later on will be more difficult such as language. She observed that there is an inner passion and urge to absorbed everything from their
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Montessori Method � PAGE �8� The Montessori Method Judge Edward Singleton Instruction Television College Prof. Eileen Roth PSY 41 - Lifespan Psychology July 7‚ 2007 � When Dr. Maria Montessori became the director of a school for mentally-handicapped children‚ she exposed them to an environment that was highly conducive to learning. After two years‚ the children‚ who had formerly been labeled _uneducable_‚ were able to pass a test with normal children. This dramatic success led her to study
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