Maria Montessori was one of them. Maria was born in 1870 and became the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree. She embedded herself into her work and made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry‚ anthropology and education. Maria was acclaimed for her education method that built on the way children learned naturally. She believed in order expand any system of education a favorable environment must be created to allow the flow of a child’s natural gift. Maria Montessori was
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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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Maria Montessori was an educator from Italy who created an educational method for children where all focus was on the needs of the child. She used self-directed‚ materials-centered and interactive education methods. She thought that child has an absorbent mind from birth to around age 6 and also that children can always learn to be better. Role of the director was to introduce the materials for the child. Use of the five senses‚ kinetic movement‚ spatial refinement‚ small and large motor skill coordination
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August 31‚ 1870 – Maria Montessori was born in Chiaraville‚ Ancora‚ Italy. It has been well-known that Montessori’s father‚ Alessandro Montessori‚ an official of the Ministry of Finance‚ was very conservative and military like. He was often against her choice to learn‚ but the two had a strong relationship. Her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ on the other hand always supported her decisions because she too was very well educated. 1890 – She graduated Regio Istituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci‚ a technical
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MONTESSORI CENTRE INTERNATIONAL 18 Balderton Street‚ London W1K 6TG‚ United Kingdom Tel 00 44(0) 20 7493 8300 Fax 00 44 (0) 20 7629 7808 www.montessori.org.uk TITLE SHEET for Distance Learning Students Is English your first language: Yes / No (please delete as applicable) STUDENT NAME: Ann E Body STUDENT NO: 00000 NAME OF MARKER: B N Given DATE OF SUBMISSION:
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Exploration of rationale behind the use of individual education plans? 50marks 500 words. What is an I E P? It is written records that document the individualised planning process for students with special educational needs. Individualised planning is a continuous and integrated process of instruction‚ assessment‚ and evaluation‚ decision 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
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sizes; materials should be kept orderly; furniture should be child sized. The child must be aided in developing his will by by ensuring coordination and ensuring activities are towards a given end. The child must be given constructive work. Maria Montessori has described a classroom as a room in which all children move about intelligently voluntarily and without being unruly or loud. It is important to note that in allowing freedom‚ any destructive acts of the child must be limited. All other good
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Maria Montessori‚ the first Italian woman to qualify as a physician‚ is renowned worldwide for her devotion to the philosophy of education and for the educational method that bears her name. Amongst others ground-breaking innovations‚ Montessori had a unique approach to discipline and obedience in the education of children. In this essay I will define and explain the terms ‘discipline’ and ‘obedience’‚ paying particular attention to the relationship between them. I will then address the issue of
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BACKGROUND Maria Montessori was born in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870. Though most of the information on Maria’s childhood seems to be uncertain‚ with disagreeing dates‚ contradictions and omissions‚ I found a majority of the information about her childhood in Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer (1976). Her father was Alessandro Montessori who was "an old fashioned gentleman of conservative temper and military habits." (Kramer‚ 1976‚ p. 22). He was a soldier in his
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