Natural Laws of Development Growth and development through self-activity is Nature’s greastest miracle. Man creates himself according to the laws of growth and development. It is only a cycle in which both adults and children take their places. The child is the constructor and maker of the adult man. The child is the father of the man. In the pre-natal period the child has established all the vital organs which after birth are developed enough for survival. In a parallel manner the foundations
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Grace Cynthia Purnomo Hadi DMT 101 Montessori Philosophy 14 February 2015 The Art of being a Directress A child is a unique individual‚ who has the potentials‚ the sensitive periods‚ and the absorbent mind as the internal aid to help him learn directly from the prepared environment and other children. In her book‚ the Montessori Method‚ Maria Montessori said‚ “To stimulate life‚ - leaving it then free to develop‚ to unfold‚ - herein lies the first task of the educator. In such a delicate task‚
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Dr Montessori emphasizes the importance of the development of imagination. How do cultural activities in a Montessori prepared environment aid in the development…. The ability to imagine is a unique human experience and deserves to be nurtured and encouraged. Dr. Maria Montessori believed that the development of the child’s imagination and creativity are inborn powers within the child that develops as his mental capacities are established through his interaction with the environment. The cultural
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and soul (from birth to three years)‚ which Dr. Montessori thought of as being comparable to the physical growth of the embryo in the womb before birth. The potential power of the brain is there‚ and as the child grows that potential will either develop‚ or else gradually die away. Once this period of construction is over; what has been built wrong will remain and the child will have a defect for life which cannot be altered. Therefore‚ Montessori says that people who are able to rely on their natural
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O’Shea@nd.edu.au Maria Montessori developed three developmental stages within the primary school setting. These stages serve as a guide and help teachers in considering the education approach they need to take. In order for children to achieve each of these stages they need to start with a foundation in order for teachers to reach higher ideals with their students (Gobbi‚ 1998‚ pg76). A child’s intelligence is continually increasing as they complete each developmental stage. Montessori states that these
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Most children are fulfilled and happy because they are educated through Montessori Method. This is because the child gets pleasure through work and the practical life exercise‚ provides the child with a meaningful tasks. Children are naturally interested in activities they have witnessed. Therefore‚ Dr. Montessori began to using what she called “Practical Life Exercise” to allow the child to do activities of daily life and adapt himself in his society. The purpose and aim of practical life is to
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child derive from Practical life exercises? 1.“Practical Life Activities are an aid to life.” Explain. Practical Life Activities are exercises through which a child learns how to do everyday life activities in a purposeful way. In the Montessori setting children are encouraged to do Practical life exercises as part of the curriculum. These are common regular activities that human beings carry out in the course of a day. The duty of an adult‚ the parent is to help the child learn about
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the child. However‚ next to the family‚ the classroom is one of the most important places in the world of a child. The Montessori classroom not only determines the present state of the child but also his future wellbeing. A child in his formative years‚ which are between 2 ½ to 6‚ is like a receiver‚ he is open to all kind of transmitters. In “The Absorbent Mind”‚ Dr Maria Montessori wrote: “There are many who believe that the most important period of life is not the age of university studies‚ but
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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. In a Montessori Infant/Toddler room‚ the prepared environment is very important. It is designed to meet these goals: * Be attractive‚ welcoming‚ and conducive to learning * Have a space large enough to accommodate all the children‚ providing them with free and comfortable movement * Provide areas for all the activities each day *
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The Montessori method was discovered in late 19th and early 20th century by Dr. Maria Montessori‚ who was born in the town of charawalle in 1870she discovered the potential of the child throughout her observations‚ which made her understand relationship between adult and 3 adult and child. At an era women had a little liberty for higher education. Dr. Maria Montessori challenged her society’s traditions. She took interest in the development of feeble minded children‚ who then was called as “idiots”
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