Practical Life Rationale Paper 1. Who is Maria Montessori? Please give a brief description of her life. Maria Montessori was the founder of the Montessori approach to education‚ she was born in Italy in 1870. As a teenager she was an engineer‚ but later she studied her favor major of medicine. Graduated as Italy’s first female medical practitioner she embarked on a career in mental health. Following on from this she was asked to head up a childcare project for a social housing initiative and her
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Maria Montessori developed her approach based on important principles that make a Montessori school. The principles that will be discussed throughout this paper will help you to understand the principles that are practiced and developed for each classroom. Model early childhood program is an exemplary approach to early childhood education that serves as a guide‚ (Morrison S.G. P 142). Montessori Program would best service the interest of children and their families. This program has basic principles
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of The Teacher By Clare Walker Introduction The following essay should describe the Role of a Teacher within the specially Prepared Environment as defined by Maria Montessori in her years of observation. In a Montessori School‚ the word Teacher is not used as Directress is used instead. In her writings‚ Maria Montessori used the word “Direttoressa” taken from the Italian word “direttore” which when looking into the meaning of the word is less about telling people what to do but more about
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On August 31st 1870‚ Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle in the province of Alcona‚ Italy to father Alessandro Montessori and mother Renilde Stoppani Montessori. Her father‚ being a soldier‚ had old-fashioned ideas‚ conservative manners and apparent military habits. Her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was a bright well-educated woman. Being a well-read person‚ she also encouraged Maria to do the same. For Renilde it was important for girls to have a good education. With Renilde’s influence‚ Maria
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Sensitive Periods: The sensitive period for small objects In her work Dr. Montessori identified what she called Human Tendencies - lifelong tendencies that serve us in adaptation‚ etc. (Which I’ve written about previously) - and Sensitive Periods - short lived "windows of opportunity" for learning something specific with the greatest ease. The brain of the child from before birth to about age 6 has periods of ’sensitivity’ for certain things. From before birth‚ and lasting until 3‚ there is
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In Montessori education‚ the term “normalization” has a specialized meaning. “Normal” does not refer to what is considered to be “typical” or “average” or even “usual”. “Normalization” does not refer to a process of being forced to conform. Instead‚ Maria Montessori used the terms “normal” and “normalization” to describe a unique process she observed in child development. Normalization refers to the focus‚ concentration and independence of the child‚ by his own choice. It means the child has acquired
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Discuss the life and works of Dr. Maria Montessori and why is she referred to as a lady much ahead of her time? Answer Life of Dr Maria Montessori: Dr Maria Montessori was the first lady of Italy who was graduated from the University of Rome and become a doctor of pediatrics medicine. She was born on 31st August‚ 1870 belongs to middle class family. Her father‚ Alessandro Montessori was military officer of conservative mind and her mother‚ Renidle Montessori was a liberal lady and she supported
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The Montessori teacher plays a radically different role from more well-known roles in relation to children such as parent‚ babysitter‚ friend‚ primary grades teacher or traditional pre-school teacher. The vision we all have of a teacher‚ standing before the blackboard and giving a good lesson to the whole class‚ is very seldom a part of what Montessori teachers do. This is because the founder of this new challenging educational system for young children below six years old‚ Dr. Maria Montessori believed
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Association Montessori Internationale From Dr. Montessori’s “A New World and Education” By Dr. Maria Montessori First published in 1947 Dr. Maria Montessori spent the years between 1939 and 1946 in the Indian SubContinent. During those seven years she gave a number of courses and public lectures‚ including a course in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) in 1944. Her lecture “A New World and Education” was edited by A. Gnana Prakasam and published under the auspices of AMI‚ Ceylon in 1947. In his introduction
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1. Describe the life and works of Dr. Maria Montessori? Dr. Montessori is recognized as the founder of Montessori Method and one of the pioneers in the development of early childhood education. She is also respected and reputed for promoting a substantial number of important educational reforms‚ which now have become integral components of 21st century’s educational core. She is one of the most renowned women in the history of education of children. Her revolutionary and innovative findings and
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