programme depends on an appropriate preplan and its accurate implementation. Curriculum is the name of such a preplan encompassing the entire activities in the domain of education. A curriculum of a specific education programme is laid to accommodate desires‚ tendencies‚ abilities‚ experiences and demands of learners in the backdrop of a society or a country. A curriculum contains answers to questions such as to who‚ why‚ what‚ how‚ with whose help‚ by what‚ where and for how long learners will learn
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unparalleled work of Nature” (Montessori‚ M.‚ From Childhood To Adolescence‚ 1973) Discuss the eight human tendencies as developed by Dr. Montessori and her followers. Show how children show these tendencies during the three main stages of development. Discuss how you think knowledge of human tendencies helps us when educating children. Give examples to support your answer ******************************** One of the greatest discoveries made by Dr. Montessori was that all humans love certain
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This essay will briefly discuss the notion of ‘sensitive periods in development‚’ as introduced by Hugo de Vries and researched by Maria Montessori. It will further list Montessori’s explanation of the sensitive periods and their importance in a child between the ages of 0 and 6 years. Two examples will be discussed through personal reflection to demonstrate the author’s understanding of these periods. Many theorists such as Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Freud and Erikson have examined the idea that every
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#5 Null Curriculum When I began my teaching career thirteen years ago‚ I had 3 preps (different courses to prepare for); Physical Education‚ Health‚ and Physical Science. Shortly after being hired‚ the Principal called and told me that I would be teaching a 7th grade physical science class. Several thoughts ran through my head‚ I started panicking after all my degree was in Physical Education‚ not Science. The Principal explained that my degree contained enough science courses which allowed me
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Dr. Maria Montessori describes Sensorial materials as the key to the universe. Discuss the statement and give examples to support your discussions. "With the gradual emergence of knowledge and volition‚ it becomes imperative to establish some order and clarity within the mind and to distinguish what is essential from what is accidental. ...To satisfy this need‚ he should have an exact‚ scientific guide such as that which is to be found in our apparatus and exercises." The Discovery of the Child
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Creative Curriculum 1. The Creative Curriculum Framework is composed of How Children Learn‚ What Children Learn‚ The Parent’s Role‚ The Physical Environment‚ The Teacher’s Role and the different learning areas. Each component plays an important role in making the curriculum effective for the learners. * Philosophy – Many teachers want to know how children learn and how to respond to their needs‚ so they must have guidelines on how to deal with those needs. Each individual learns in many
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MONTESSORI MONTESSORI education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. Montessori education is practiced in an estimated 20‚000 schools worldwide‚ serving children from birth to eighteen years old. Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence‚ from freedom within limits‚ and respect for a child’s natural psychological development‚ as well as technological advancements in society. Although a range of practices exists under
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considered the “big three” of swing tenors. Hawkins was a talking‚ walking jazz composition—a living exercise in artistic improvisation. Lester Young thought Coleman Hawkins was the President first‚ he was the second one. Miles Davis once also said: "When I heard Hawk‚ I learned to play ballads." To that extent‚ Hawkins is also a powerful person at music. But there is some different style between Hawkins and Young‚ Hawkins played around harmonic ways while Young played flurries of notes and had a huge
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The Montessori prepared environment. In Montessori philosophy there are three leading factors that make up the methodology: the environment‚ including all the materials; the directress‚ and the child. The prepared environment will be the focus of discussion and will underline: the principles of the prepared environment‚ how to set up the environment; and its importance in childhood development. There are five basic principles that must be adhered to in any Montessori environment these are: Freedom
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and changes viz-a-viz curriculum issues. The dynamic nature of the curriculum process lead to the history of curriculum development for basic education in Nigeria. Analysis of the Nigerian education sector reveals the challenges of incoherence in policy Formulation and implementation. The selection and organization of curriculum content‚ curriculum implementation and evaluation‚ the development‚ distribution and use of teaching materials‚ and the relevance of the curriculum to the needs of society
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