1. Describe in detail the three key elements of Montessori education. The three key elements of Montessori method of education are: 1. The adult(the directress-humble teacher) 2. Environment(prepared environment) 3. Apparatus(the Montessori materials and tools) Let us discuss in detail the three elements of Montessori method 1. The adult: The adult should prepare herself first in order to work with children. She has to guide the child in a passive manner according to the laws
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SUMMARY Piaget was born in Neuchâtel‚ in the Francophone region of Switzerland. He was born on August 9‚ 1896 and he died on September 16‚ 1980 at the age of 84. He was also known as constructivism‚ theory of cognitive development‚ object permanence‚ egocentrism and also a genetic epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge. Piaget was a precocious child who developed an interest in biology and the natural world. In the 1920s Piaget observed children reasoning and understanding differently‚ depending
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How to Compare & Contrast the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist famous for his theories of child development‚ particularly his theory of cognitive development. He proposed a stage theory of development‚ which linked the interaction between cognitive and biological development in children. Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who was most famous for his theory of sociocultural development and believed that development occurs primarily
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Describe what Montessori meant by ‘New Education’. As we know of our world today‚ there has been lots of development in technology and in its economy‚ progressed. However‚ despite all these good progresses‚ man still do not seem to be able to live in harmony‚ both with himself and the world around him. There have been two World Wars‚ which have been disastrous and still a lot of cruelty‚ warfare and poverty prevailing in the world. Man is still facing conflict and sufferings in the modern world
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JOHN LOCKE "Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to‚ but himself." – John Locke Childhood John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632‚ in Wrington‚ a village in the English country of Somerset. He was baptized the same day. Soon after his birth‚ the family moved to the market town of Pensford‚ about seven miles south of Bristol‚ where Locke grew up in an old fashioned stone farmhouse . His father was a county lawyer to the Justices of the Peace and his mother
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A short account of the life and works of Dr. Maria Montessori Born 31st August 1870 in Chiaravalle‚ Ancona‚ Italy‚ Maria Montessori grew up as the only child of educated parents. Because of his military profession‚ her father‚ Alessandro‚ was often transferred‚ giving Maria unequalled opportunity of education in larger Italian cities. Unlike Alessandro‚ her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was less conservative supporting Maria’s strong‚ lively character and unconventional convictions. Maria was not
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locations in Dallas‚ Frisco‚ and Carrollton‚ TX‚ Rosewood Academy believes in enhancing a traditional curriculum with elements of Montessori philosophy. Why? Because the Montessori philosophy emphasizes a child’s independence‚ individuality‚ and freedom (within limits). When it comes to early childhood education‚ a traditional curriculum can benefit greatly when these Montessori elements are incorporated. For example‚ a traditional preschool curriculum focuses on language‚ speech‚ math‚ social studies
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absorbs from the environment even a complex culture like language” - E. Hainstock‚ The Essential Montessori. – Pg. 81 Since the child builds himself from what is around him‚ the environment becomes an important factor. The environment must be prepared‚ aiding in the process of language development and support the child’s expanding consciousness. How is language encouraged in; Montessori prepared environment? 2 The human civilization for as long as it has been existing‚ has been creating
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Describe the life and work of Dr. Maria Montessori . One of the world greatest educators Maria Montessori ‚ gave us the method of teaching children popularly known after her own name . She believed God had invested human beings with the urge and the power to fulfill themselves . In finding a way to liberate this power ‚ she gave the world a new approach to education ‚ as a joyful process of self discovery and self realization . She was born in july ‚ 1870 in Italy . She
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In comparison to Piaget stages‚ Freud says if a child fails through stages based upon a particular erogenous zone for example‚ if child receives pressure from parents or other whilst the anal stage; it can result in excessive need for order or cleanliness later in life‚ this can make children fixated to that stage. Freud’s genital stage was the final stage in his development that children go through at eleven years and onwards‚ they begin to develop a strong interest in opposite and go through puberty
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