York: Ballantine. Montessori‚ M. (2007a) The Absorbant Mind Amsterdam: Montessori-Pierson. Montessori‚ M. (2007b) The Discovery Of The Child Amsterdam: Montessori-Pierson. Pitamic‚ M (2008) I Can Do It New Holland Publishers Standing‚ E.M. (1988) Maria Montessori‚ Her Life and Work New York: Plume
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Assignment 2: Define the term sensitive periods and link them appropriately to the child’s first stage of development. Explain how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. Dr. Maria Montessori‚ basing on her scientific child observation‚ concluded that children learn and adjust to their surroundings on their own and by the means of inner powers (Montessori‚ 1966) they possess at birth: the Absorbent Mind (Montessori‚ 2007a)‚ human tendencies (Montessori
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led in the womb ‘the spiritual embryo Care of the newborn Child has two lives: Age starts when life starts from the time the child is conceived natal being life Prenatal Before not enough attention Postnatal After most attention Maria Montessori believed not enough attention was given to pre natal life and the actual birth of the child. Trauma at birth Until the moment of birth‚ the baby is in a warm fluid‚ protected from the bright lights‚ sounds and drop in body temperature
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Investigate the various perspectives on the disappearance of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century was that of the disappearance and fate of the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia‚ Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. Many people have stated that there is not a chance that Anastasia could have survived the execution of her family. Other people have speculated that she did survive with many imposters claiming that they were
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Maria Agnesi was born on May 16‚ 1718 in Milan‚ Italy. Agnesi was the oldest of 21 children; her father was a wealthy silk merchant who had been married three times. Agnesi was a smart girl even from a young age. Her father paid for Agnesi to be tutored. She was also a devout Catholic with a very kind heart. Agnesi was ahead of her time‚ because women were not necessarily treated equally as men during the 16th century; she was exposed to some great tutors and even worked at the University of Bologna
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The term‚ Sensitive periods are blocks of time in the child’s life when he is particularly absorbed with one characteristic of his environment to the exclusive of all others area of life. The activity provides the child is drawn to inherently aid to the child in her physical‚ mental and emotional development. During these sensitive periods‚ the child learns the skill or knowledge with the greatest ease and to the greatest perfection. We must recognize this as natural and powerful motivator for learning
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Introduction to Language Language is a system of symbols with an agreed upon meaning that is used by a group of people. Language is a means of communication ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. The History of Language It is a human tendency to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is in the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚
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correct sizes; materials should be kept orderly; furniture should be child sized. The child must be aided in developing his will by by ensuring coordination and ensuring activities are towards a given end. The child must be given constructive work. Maria Montessori has described a classroom as a room in which all children move about intelligently voluntarily and without being unruly or loud. It is important to note that in allowing freedom‚ any destructive acts of the child must be limited. All other
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Lydia Maria Child makes a strong point when she speaks of how men objectify women in literature and base women’s value on how much the women’s beauty appeals to men. The objectification of women that Child speaks out against is quite apparent within the selected paragraph from James Fenimore Cooper’s work The Pioneers. Within just the description of Elizabeth that Cooper narrates from the viewpoint of Remarkable Pettibone‚ a reader will note the issues that Child mentions. Cooper’s paragraph is
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If you were to ask Montessori teachers which part of “curriculum” is the most important‚ my guess is most teachers would say Practical Life. Practical Life is the foundation for everything that follows in a Montessori classroom. It is also the one area of the classroom that does not require special materials and tools (other than adjustments for size). The materials used are the easily found in your own home‚ because the activities are the very same ones we partake in every day in our homes– things
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