develop naturally. She believed that every child held the ability to learn but only needed to be shown or guided on how to correctly do so. The teachers role in the class room is to cater for these needs. Montessori believed that only a certain type of person suited the role of a Montessori teacher “The teacher must derive not only the capacity‚ but the desire‚ to observe natural phenomena. In our system‚ she must become a passive‚ much more than an active‚ influence‚ and her passivity shall be
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the senses offers the child a key to guide his explorations of the world‚ they cast a light upon it which makes visible to him more things in greater detail than he could see in the dark‚ or uneducated state." The Absorbent Mind p 167‚ Chap 17 Montessori was very influenced by the work of Edouard Seguin. He specialised in working with mentally deficient children and had developed a series of exercises that helped to train the children’s senses and to teach them the skills of everyday life. He also
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Timeline of Dr Maria Montessori’s Life AND Significant World events 1870 Maria Montessori born on August 31 in Chiaravalle‚ Ancona province‚ Italy. Attends a boys’ school in Rome‚ with a science/engineering emphasis. 1870 February 3‚ 1870: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ which gave the right to vote to black males‚ became law when the required number of states ratified it. June 9‚ 1870: Charles Dickens‚ British novelist‚ died at the age of 58. 1890 Against opposition from
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1. Describe what Montessori meant by ‘’New Education’’? Maria Montessori believed that despite economic and technological development there are conflicts and sufferings instead of peace and harmony in our modern world. She believed that the prevailing social problems were unfulfilled and can only be fulfilled by educating the youth for the generation of balanced adults who would contribute towards world peace. By ‘’New Education’’ she meant that we could set up a new education system that could
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“The power to obey is the last phase in the development of the will‚ which in its turn has made obedience possible.” (Montessori‚ 1988‚ p.239) Montessori believed that the disorderly and disobedient acts of a young child where from those actions that he/she had yet to develop and so where unable to control successfully. Discipline and obedience could not therefore be inflicted on a young child as had been traditionally thought‚ nor could it be sustained through rewards and punishments. “Obedience
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What are the 6 sensitive periods? Write 7 to 8 lines on each of them? The Sensitive Periods in a child’s life was Dr. Maria Montessori’s greatest discovery. Though it was first discovered by a Dutch Scientist‚ Hugo de Vries‚ it was on animals‚ but Dr. Maria Montessori found the existence of this period in children too. The term “Sensitive Period” is used for a specific period of a child’s mental growth‚ during which the different sensibilities enable him to choose from a complex environment what
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v Describe what Montessori meant by’ New Education’ Dr. Maria Montessori is the creator for the Montessori Education Method for a new world who devoted her life to improve children’s education excellence. Her educational method is widely used in schools or at home for children 3 t0 6 years old. Maria Montessori lived through one of the traumatic time eras of the world history‚ which changed everybody’s lives including children. It was the time of anxiety‚ cruelty‚ death‚ family separation and
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Dr Maria Montessori dedicated and committed her life into education of the children. She has witnessed through some years with wars and conflicts and she thought; through education this can be turned into peace to this world. Since the year 1907 Montessori name has been recognized in the education system. Even though it has been over a century to this date Montessori principles are as powerful as it was. Dr Maria Montessori has relied on her actual observations on children to develop her method
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enhanced to structure the child from birth to six years. How is language encouraged in the Montessori nursery class? A Montessori nursery classroom is a prepared environment for children from the ages of 2 1/2 to 6 years of age. The classroom contains only materials that respond to the developmental stages of a child from 2 1/2 to 6 years of age. There are no toys as the Montessori materials fulfill the various needs of the children at all stages. Lessons/presentations are
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Describe what Montessori meant by ‘New Education’. As we know of our world today‚ there has been lots of development in technology and in its economy‚ progressed. However‚ despite all these good progresses‚ man still do not seem to be able to live in harmony‚ both with himself and the world around him. There have been two World Wars‚ which have been disastrous and still a lot of cruelty‚ warfare and poverty prevailing in the world. Man is still facing conflict and sufferings in the modern world
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