Maria Montessori‚ The Montessori Method Comment on the above statement and explain your understanding of the role of the educator in assisting the child in his development. “Truly there is an urgent need today of reforming the methods of instruction and education‚ and he who aims at such a renewal is struggling for the regeneration of mankind.” Dr. Maria Montessori‚ The Discovery of the Child‚ Ch. 1‚ Page No. 19 The founder of the Montessori Method of Education‚ Dr. Maria Montessori was one
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> Emotional development > Spiritual development Fourth plane: 18-24 Years Conclusion: Introduction:- Dr Maria Montessori was both a pragmatist and visionary. Her medical and anthropological background helped her to study human life from conception to the end of life. According to Dr. Maria Montessori the main goal of education is the development of complete human being ‚ oriented to the environment and adapted to his or her time‚ place and culture. She
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of 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
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Impressions do not merely enter his mind; they form it. They incarnate themselves in him. The child creates his own ‘mental muscles’‚ using for this what he finds in the world about him. We have named this type of mentality‚ The Absorbent Mind’. (Montessori‚ Absorbent mind pg.24) According to Montessori’s research‚ birth to 6 years is the most important stage of a human being. She calls this period of life ‘The absorbent mind’. At this stage the child possesses powers which force him to adapt to his
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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‚ 1966) and sensitive periods (Montessori‚ 1966). Essential skills acquisition and adjustment occurs in the first six years of life
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At birth‚ the human being’s physical development is (more or less) complete However‚ Dr Montessori said that the new born child is psychologically still in an embryonic state – his inner development is incomplete. For this reason‚ she said that the human being is a ‘spiritual embryo’ when he is born. After birth‚ the child’s task is to create him/herself. The child does this through his interactions with his environment‚ and therefore‚ we must provide the child with an environment which
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INTELLECTUAL BEING? HOW CAN THESE MOVEMENTS LEAD TO INTEGRATION OF PERSONALITY? Dr. Maria Montessori is the founder of the Montessori method of education. She started her first classroom “Casa dei Bambini” or Children’s House in 1907. Montessori method of education stresses the importance of respecting children - “Help me to help myself”. Montessori education celebrates its 100th year in 2007. The goals of a Montessori education were to develop sensory training‚ language acquisition‚ arithmetic‚ physical
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discipline and obedience from Montessori perspective and also explain how they are linked to the development of the will. When we think of the children and discipline‚ what often comes to mind is training children in a controlled way‚ drilling instructions and instilling fear of punishment for a child to obey‚ and sometimes also giving rewards once the instructions are followed. We also tend to bribe the child‚ plead with him/her to carry out an exercise. Montessori had different views regarding
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Q#1: Discuss the life and work style of Dr. Maria Montessori and why is she referred to as a lady much ahead of her time? Dr. Maria Montessori: Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori (Italian pronunciation: [ma’ria montes’sɔri]; August 31‚ 1870 – May 6‚ 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Life and Works of Dr. Maria Montessori:- 1. Birth and family 2. Education 3. Early Career
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The Montessori approach to education takes its name from Dr. Maria Montessori‚ an Italian physician and educator (1870-1952). Dr. Maria Montessori developed her educational philosophy as a result of her observations of the way children naturally learn. Dr. Maria Montessori’s first class consisted of 50-60 children‚ ages 3-6‚ and most of them suffered from problems in nutrition and were shy and fearful since they lived in the slums of Florence‚ Italy. Montessori found that the children needed very
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