environment complimented by the Montessori materials and presentation? Dr. Maria Montessori’s goal of education is to develop a global vision within the children. Montessori calls the path to this perspective “Cosmic Education”‚ which develops in children a sense of gratitude for the universe and their lives within it. The concept of cosmic education presents a comprehensive whole picture of the world- a world in which the child sees himself as being a part. Montessori had much to say about world
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Q: Montessori in the Absorbent Mind writes that “the hands are instruments of man’s intelligence”. It is therefore critical that children develop the ability to control and coordinate their hand muscle so that these can come into contact with the environment in intelligent ways. Discuss the principles underlining the practical life exercises and how it fosters independence in children. Dr Maria Montessori was the founder of Montessori Method of education. She devised a method of education which
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delivering ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. It is part of the human tendencies to want to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚ and soon‚ the powers that come with language revealed. The evolution of the human language began when communication was done through pictograms and drawings.
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The Stages of development according to Dr. Montessori and an explanation of what happens during each “re-birth”. Dr. Montessori defined 4 stages of development. She identified that within these stages of development it is intense at the beginning‚ consolidates and then tapers to the next stage. She talks about the re-birth of a child and describes it like passing through a kind of metamorphosis. The 1st and 3rd stages are periods of intense creation‚ while the 2nd and 4th stages are the calm periods
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The Math area is an integral part of the overall Montessori curriculum. Math is all around us. Children are exposed to math in various ways since their birth. They begin to see numbers all around their environment. It is inherent for them to ask questions about time‚ money and questions about quantities. Math should be included in the Montessori curriculum because math materials are bright‚ colorful and aesthetically pleasing‚ math materials are clear and concrete that children are able to understand
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Next to the family‚ the Montessori classroom is the place of importance in the world of a child. The Montessori classroom is a social institution that not only determines the present state of the child but also their future. In “The Absorbent Mind”‚ Dr Maria Montessori wrote‚ “The most important period of life is not the age of university studies‚ but the first one‚ the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when man’s intelligence itself‚ his greatest implement is being formed…At
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impression that discipline has to be exerted forcefully upon a person. This differs greatly from the Montessori perspective of discipline being created from within a child rather then being imposed from the outside. Discipline rises naturally within a child when s/he is given freedom within limits. Montessori says that freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline. Montessori believed that the first dawning of real discipline comes through work. When a child becomes engaged
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Module 1: Lesson 1 Q1: How can we explain that the child is his own creator? Then what will be the role of adults? It is the child who builds himself and not others. The assistance that is provided by the parents helps the child to build himself. Children are dependent on adults. So the adults should give them right conditions. The adults should have clarity on what they are doing and whether they are offering anything for the child’s development. The adult should also know what the child
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The Montessori is another approach and is named after Dr Montessori who developed a method of teaching that could be used with each and every child. Her classroom practices and ideas have had a great impact on the education of young children. Montessori saw that children learn best by doing and that happy self-motivated learner form positive images of themselves as confident‚ successful people. [5] She realised that freedom was the most important factor in allowing children to develop. She also believed
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Sensorial education helps develop a child’s intellect. Whether you believe intelligence is genetic or produced by environment‚ you can further it by education. Intelligence is built upon by experiences and thought processes. The Montessori materials for ages 2 1/2 to 6 are designed to help the child’s mind develop the necessary skills for later intellectual learning. Sensorial impressions of child’s environment are not the same as sensorial education. Impressions are feelings and not an intellectual
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