The Role 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
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teaching the primary cause of learning taking place is not the act of teaching‚ or the activity of the teacher. Learning takes place due to the natural ability of the human mind to learn and grow. The teacher’s role is to simply act as a cooperative artist in this production of learning. Maria Montessori thus used the title “directress” to explain the role of the teacher in a Montessori. The teacher is not the primary cause of learning she is rather a facilitator and a guide. They do not simply transfer
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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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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 composed of anxious scientific curiosity and of absolute respect for the phenomenon which she wishes to observe. The teacher must understand
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The Montessori teacher plays an important role in the Montessori environment. The teacher needs to acquire a deeper sense of the dignity of the child as a human being‚ a new appreciation of the significance of his spontaneous activities‚ a wider and thorough understanding of his needs. The most essential part of the teacher is that the teacher should go through spiritual preparation. The moral preparation is necessary before one is fit to be entrusted with the care of the children in a principle
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The teacher is the person who teaches us the way of life by giving knowledge to us. It has many qualities as they play an important role in making the nation by giving the knowledge to all the youth. Teachers teach in school‚ colleges‚ universities and even the part time academies. The teacher has the basic rule in the polishing of the youth of the country. Good teacher has many good qualities so it can prove itself to contribute in the making of young children well to acquiring knowledge. The
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thing that a good teacher needs is knowledge. You will need to be able to provide students with what they need and want to know. I will learn a lot of the knowledge I need from the college classes I am taking but I will also learn a lot if not more from the student teacher hours I will gain my last year of school. Also‚ a good teacher must be a person who is open to change. There is a place not only for tradition but also for new ways‚ new ideas and new methods. To be a good teacher‚ you must be willing
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sources that post lists of qualities that all great teachers should possess. These lists range from 10-15 characteristics‚ but I believe that they can be summed into a love for children‚ not only a firm knowledge in their content area but passion as well‚ and that they take the time to get to know their students by developing a healthy student-teacher relationship. In his book Qualities of an Effective Teacher‚ James Stronge subcategorizes qualities into the teacher as a person‚ as an individual
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Qualities of a good teacher Teaching is a difficult occupation. Teachers play an important part in training children‚ teenagers… So‚ a good teacher must have some special qualities. They are: knowledge‚ creation‚ confidence‚ empathy‚ sense of humor and passion. Imagine you are dreaming being a teacher‚ you must accept that there are no doubt that knowledge is the first quality of a good teacher. A good teacher need to enlarge his/her general knowledge on culture‚ society‚ biology
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what makes a good teacher? What separates a mediocre teacher from a terrific teacher? Teachers play an important role in the education of our society. Important skills and aspects to have are knowledge of the learning materials‚ respect for the children‚ good communication‚ and an understanding of the needs of the children. These are the qualities a good teacher to should have. Knowledge One of the most important qualities for a teacher to have is knowledge. A good teacher should understand
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