“The Montessori Method” Review Paper Lisa Ahlgrim National Louis University Maria Montessori was a visionary woman‚ passionate about providing quality education to all children. Born in 1870‚ at a time where few women attended college and were not expected to work in any area other than teaching‚ Maria grew up determined to become a doctor in spite of society‚ and even her father’s reservations. She was not accepted into the University of Rome‚ but with her spirit of perseverance‚ Maria gained
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Philosophy & History Paper Maria Montessori was born in 1870 and in 1896 became the first female doctor in Italy‚ graduating from the University of Rome’s medical school. In 1899 she was in charge of director of an Orthographic School‚ a school for children who were regarded as ’hopelessly deficient’. For 2 years‚ she worked with these children and under her direction‚ the children developed to such an extent that a number of them were able to read & write well enough to be successful at a public
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DMT 101 Montessori Principle and Philosophy. Essay Questions. Dr.Maria Montessori referred to a child as “Spiritual Embryo” 1. What aspects of the prepared environment Cater to the nature of the “Spiritual Embryo”? 2. How may a Montessori teacher maintain and nurture his or her own spiritual outlook‚ so that the development of “Spiritual Embryo’ is not hindered? About Dr.Maria Montessori:- Maria Montessori was born in the year 1870 in Italy to Alessandro Montessori and Renlide
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making and reporting. Why have an I E P? It allows the student to progress at a level commensurate with ability. It also involves collaboration between all partners. Also it focuses teaching strategies and ensures records are being kept. These are some of the matters to be specified in an education plan: (1) The nature and degree of the child’s abilities‚ skills and talents (2) The nature and degree of the child’s special educational needs and how those needs affect his or her educational development
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This essay will briefly discuss the notion of ‘sensitive periods in development‚’ as introduced by Hugo de Vries and researched by Maria Montessori. It will further list Montessori’s explanation of the sensitive periods and their importance in a child between the ages of 0 and 6 years. Two examples will be discussed through personal reflection to demonstrate the author’s understanding of these periods. Many theorists such as Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Freud and Erikson have examined the idea that every
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We should not preserve the past‚ we should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement of keeping the past alive‚ these
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others‚ making of them his whole world." The Secret of Childhood p. 42‚ Chap 7 A sensitive period refers to a transient state that children go through that is focussed upon one particular area. Montessori had read about these periods of sensitivity in the development of animals‚ but soon realised that she was seeing similar qualities in the interests of the children. "A child learns to adjust himself and make acquisitions in his sensitive periods. These are like a beam that lights interiorly or
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There has been much discussion revolving around the issue whether children should be taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. The opinions of people are various. Cooperation certainly can bring about great benefits that may has profound impact on children. To start with‚ teaching children cooperation helps children develop communication skills. More specifically‚ cooperation means several people need to work together to finish a task‚ which requires a lot of discussions
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PLAYING GAMES Playing games is so important for children to learn. There is a lot of games for children games develop their physical‚ emotional‚ language‚ Intellectual and social development. While children play they will learn new things such as : using their body‚ using imagination‚ making friend‚ understanding more about world. CREATING SOMETHING Children will learn crayoning‚ cutting and sticking. It will develop their motor skills. Experiencing a range of materials expands their ’knowledge
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(Maria Montessori – The discovery of the child) Dr. Montessori recognized that children are born with a particular kind of mind‚ one that is naturally inclined towards order. This ‘special’ mind is what gives humans the ability to make judgments and to calculate; it is how we have progressed in fields such as engineering and architecture. Dr. Montessori called this ‘the mathematical mind’ - a term borrowed from the French physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Montessori felt that‚ if we are to
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