of life if we wish to perfect them through education and make use of them in any particular human skill.” (Maria Montessori‚ The Discovery of the Child‚ Pg. 147) Discuss the difference between sensorial impression and sensorial education. Give examples to show your understanding and explain why sensorial education is considered important in the Montessori classroom? Maria Montessori believed in a necessary relationship between children and their environment. Children must find a properly prepared
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how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. Dr. Maria Montessori‚ basing on her scientific child observation‚ concluded that children learn and adjust to their surroundings on their own and by the means of inner powers (Montessori‚ 1966) they possess at birth: the Absorbent Mind (Montessori‚ 2007a)‚ human tendencies (Montessori‚ 1966) and sensitive periods (Montessori‚ 1966). Essential skills acquisition and adjustment occurs in the first six years of life and
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Sensitive Period is effortless‚ but these periods are also transitory and irretrievable. In order to understand how children move between stages‚ it is important to understand how children take in stimuli from the environment and use it to grow. In Montessori study‚ found that there are periods in children’s live which they become biologically mature enough to gain certain skills that they could have easily picked up to that maturation. Research has shown that babies and toddlers brains are more flexible
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According to Dr: Maria Montessori normalization (the child’s true nature) is one of her main discoveries. Normalization is a word taken from anthropology meaning “becoming a contributing member of the society”. The young children with short attention span learning to focus and concentrate their work for a given period of time is the process of normalization. It happens at the first stage of development (0-6) and occurs when the child is developing normally. Maria Montessori saw a normalized child
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to renew mankind." The Absorbent Mind‚ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori’s Four Planes of Education was a lecture given by her in 1938 at the Seventh International Montessori Congress. The four planes (or phases) of development is an overall vision of Montessori’s developmental psychology from infancy to adulthood. Her vision of the whole of development provides a holistic view of the developing human being‚ and explains the Montessori idea of the importance of education as a "help to
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1. Write an essay on “The Essence of Education”. (1000-2000 words) I cannot write this essay without reference to study of my own experienced and my daughter’s- placed in the harsh environment of the government schooling system and its observations of the stark belief systems of “the child to fit the system” and not “the system to fit the child” with reference to the what education should be about. This means different things to different people. To some this means a teacher teaching and passive
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Cosmic Education: The Heart of the Montessori Elementary Classroom cos·mic 1. Of or relating to the universe‚ especially as distinct from Earth. 2. Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast. Dr. Montessori recognized that all of science and history tell portions of the same story: the continuing creation of the universe. Cosmic Education tells that story. In a uniquely Montessori way‚ the experience offers children context for‚ and reveals connections between‚ such subjects as astronomy‚ chemistry
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children appear to go through periods of concentrating on specific capacities‚ and their minds seem to operate differently from ours. She referred to the time frames involved in the child’s development of a definitive ability as sensitive period. (Montessori‚ 1996‚ p.25)Each sensitive period is period of a child special sensibility and psychological attitudes. This period is usually intense and prolonged activity which does not lead to fatigue or boredom‚ but instead leads to persistent energy and interest
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language and social skills by soaking knowledge. He takes steps in different sensitive period and repeats his movements‚ words or social skill actions to improve and to perfect his movement‚ language and social skills. The Absorbent Mind: Dr. Maria Montessori uses the term Absorbent Mind to describe the child ’s mental capacity for soaking up knowledge and information unconsciously(Handbook). The influence of the Absorbent Mind lasts from birth to approximately six years of age. She divided the absorbent
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Maria Montessori observed that when children are allowed freedom in an environment suited to their needs they blossom. After a period of intense concentration and working with materials that fully engage their interest children appear to be refreshed and contented. Through continued concentrated work of their own choice children grow in inner discipline and peace. She called this process "normalisation" and cited it as "the most important single result of our whole work." (Maria Montessori‚ The Absorbent
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