to a special sensibility which a creature acquires in its infantile state" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Such sensitive periods were first discovered in animals by the Dutch scientist Hugo de Vries‚ but according to Montessori‚ are also found in children and are very important to consider in teaching. Each sensitive period is a "transient disposition and is limited to the acquisition of a particular trait" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Once such a trait or characteristic has been achieved‚ the sensibility
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Dr Montessori identifies four planes of development. Describe these. Discuss their importance to the educator? Montessori was a product of the historical past and inherited the intellectual and progressive tradition in education from Rousseau‚ Pestalozzi and Frobel. From these inspirations Montessori took this inheritance of ideas and developed them further. During her lifetime she discovered and formulated original ideas about child development through her observation of the child. Montessori
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The Montessori method arose from Dr. Maria Montessori’s discovery of what she referred to as "the child’s true normal nature" in 1907‚[19] which happened in the process of her experimental observation of young children given freedom in an environment prepared with materials designed for their self-directed learning activity.[20] The method itself aims to duplicate this experimental observation of children to bring about‚ sustain and support their true natural way of being.[21] [edit] Waldorf
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to the Montessori philosophy. The term ’Montessori Philosophy’ originated from the name of Dr. Maria Montessori‚ one of the most influential pioneers in early childhood education. She advised an education which combines a philosophy with a practical approach based on the central idea of freedom for the child within a carefully planned and structured environment. To analyze the above quote‚ we will have to know what it is in essence the Montessori philosophy. Maria Montessori was a soft
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observation on the children she was teaching‚ she noticed that there was a process that was unfolding. At the time the children started attending the class most of them were not social‚ could not concentrate because of their background. (Montessori 2007a). Montessori noticed that after a while the children‚ aged between three and six years could concentrate their energy‚ focus their intelligence on a given activity and take satisfaction from their work and were disciplined. She then called this process
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NAME: Shruti R Jathan ROLL NO: MO 3025 Q1- Describe the life and work of Dr Maria Montessori. Ans: Montessori was born on August 31‚ 1870 in Chiaravalle‚ Italy. Her father‚ Alessandro Montessori was a military man who had very conservative thinking. Her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani was well educated and liberal in her ideas and would encourage & support Maria. She also had a loving relationship with her father‚ although he disagreed with her choice to continue her education. Her early school record
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efforts towards their goal. It is the force called “horme” (Montessori‚ 2007‚ p. 76). Montessori (2007) argues that the need of independence‚ is to be intended as conceptually intrinsic to the active human being nature‚ getting it straight from the start. In fact‚ the early child’s spontaneous purposeful approach is to try mastering challenges‚ on his/her own requested by the immediate surroundings. Furthermore‚ Montessori (1972) relies to the horme as the force that urges the child
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4.1 The infant at birth One of the greatest magical mysteries yet unsolved by even the highly developed science and technology of the twentieth century is that of the human being in its very early life. The Child is still an unknown mysterious figure. The infant at birth seems to be in a unique condition. Apparently he is inferior to other mammals that are high in the ladder of evolution. He does not manifest any of the characteristics that differentiate him from other non-human living beings
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develops overnight. What it looks like and what it means to be independent needs to be modeled and practiced repeatedly‚ until it is mastered. Montessori Elementary: Developing Independence‚ Movement‚ and Motor Skills Children who have been in the Montessori preschool spend three years preparing to be independent. As they enter the Montessori lower elementary environment‚ they are once again explorers‚ embarking on a new stage of development. They ask serious and important questions: Who am
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Section 1: Introduction I am require to review a play activity that I used my observational skills to plan for. I decided to do indoor art activity‚ which was making a Robin with the Children while observing TC by doing this activity may learn the textures and colours‚ and they will use a hand and eye co-ordination. The Intellectual‚ Physical‚ Language‚ social and emotional observations allows us to find out what children understand‚ how they think‚ what they are able to do‚ and interests are. This
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