501.1 – Assignment One: Summary of Topics (approx. 2000 words) Read The Montessori Method and modern child development texts. In approximately 400 words for each topic‚ summarize Dr Montessori’s approach and discuss how Montessori’s views on these topics are regarded in child development texts today. (a)The Role of the Environment (b)Children’s Diet and Exercise (c)Nature in Education (d)Education of the Senses Dr Montessori also expresses the need for ‘Scientific Pedagogy’‚ i.e. using scientific
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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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clarity within the mind and to distinguish what is essential from what is accidental… To satisfy this need‚ he should have an exact‚ scientific guide such as that which is to be found in our apparatus and exercises.” Dr. Montessori – The discovery of the child‚ chap.6 Dr. Montessori describes sensorial materials as the key to the universe. Discuss the statement and give examples to support your discussions. Senses are points of contact through which the stimuli enter and make an impression
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of the practical life area in a Montessori classroom. Children are naturally interested in activities they have witnessed‚ therefore Doctor Maria Montessori began using what she called “practical life exercises” to allow the child to do activities of daily life and therefore adapt themselves in their society. Doctor Maria Montessori developed her philosophy of education based upon actual observations of children; she observed that children prefer work rather than play. It is through work that children
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Montessori Philosophy: The Planes of Development Most people’s idea of how children grow and develop is a steady continuous movement along a path from point A ’’ birth‚ to point B ’’ adulthood. Maria Montessori’s philosophy on how humans learn differs in that she believed learning for children and youth occurred as a series of waves or cycles. After years of observation‚ Montessori concluded there are four distinct planes of development that everyone must pass through on their way to
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develop naturally. She believed that every child held the ability to learn but only needed to be shown or guided on how to correctly do so. The teachers role in the class room is to cater for these needs. Montessori believed that only a certain type of person suited the role of a Montessori teacher “The teacher must derive not only the capacity‚ but the desire‚ to observe natural phenomena. In our system‚ she must become a passive‚ much more than an active‚ influence‚ and her passivity shall be
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The Montessori Method: A Rhetorical Analysis Maria Montessori graduated in 1894 from the University of Rome’s medical school‚ becoming Italy’s first female doctor. This was a feat that reinforced Montessori’s commitment to women’s rights. Living in the 20th century‚ Montessori noticed society’s use of science as an approach to improving education. She believed these strategies were scientifically irrelevant to the teaching of students. In her writing “The Montessori Method”‚ Maria Montessori
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A Biography of Dr Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born on the 31st August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy. Her father‚ Alessandro‚ was an accountant in the civil service‚ and her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was well educated and had a passion for reading. The Montessori family moved to Rome in 1875‚ and the following year the young Maria enrolled in the local state school on the Via di San Nicolo da Tolentino. As her education progressed‚ she began to break through the barriers which
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In order to be familiar with Montessri method first we should be familiar with Dr. Maria Montessori theory of “ Four Planes of Development ”. According to her there are different types of mentality in the phases of growth which are quite distinct one from another and they correspond with the phases of physical growth. Each of them can be considered as a level or plane of six years and a set of psychological characteristics can be observed in each level and the features of each plane are so different
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be the most simple it is possible to find‚ and must refer to the truth.” (P 108) Montessori‚ Maria .. The Montessori Method. New York: Schocken Books Inc.‚ 1964. Comment on the above statement and explain what Montessori mean by “Fundamental lesson”. Explain how Montessori directress understanding of the fundamental lesson guides her teaching. Born in Chiaravalle in the Province of Ancona in 1870‚ Maria Montessori was the first woman to practise medicine in Italy‚ having graduated from the Faculty
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