A teacher is an individual who plays the most vital role in the development of any being. The future of any student depends on the qualities and dedication of a teacher. It is the teacher who creates an interest in students to develop and progress and achieve what ever aims they set for themselves. A good teacher requires skills of Leadership‚ organization and communication. Firstly‚ either from a natural ability or through a process of learning‚ good teachers will have leadership qualities and
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravelle‚ Italy‚ on the 31st of August‚ 1870. In 1894 she was the first woman to graduate in Medicine from the University of Rome‚ and in 1899 she began a study of educational problems of handicapped children. Working on lines first laid down by the French physian E. Seguin‚ she achieved excellent results and the children under her guidance passed the state examination in reading and writing for normal children. Montessori’s involvement with the
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1 QUALITIES AND ROLE OF AN ENGLISH TEACHER " Since the role of English as a language of international communication has been widespread quickly in educational systems around the world‚ teaching of English as a second or foreign language has become an increasingly significant task (Richards‚ 2001). Therefore‚ many countries in the globe have been working hard to ensure their citizens’ adequate English proficiency‚ which is necessary for their social economic development. To reach their goals‚ English
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Ana Ortiz Sensorial The Senses The basic five senses that we were all taught are visual (seeing)‚ auditory (hearing)‚ olfactory (smelling)‚ gustatory (tasting)‚ and tactile (touching). Most of the Montessori sensorial activities revolve around these senses. Everything humans do involves using one or more senses. It is through the senses that infants discover the world. Without one’s senses‚ the brain would be a prisoner to the skull. Humans experience these sensations through interactions with
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Sensorial area expands the child sensory perceptions and knowledge of the world. Maria Montessori called sensorial materials the "key to the universe" because they enable the to perceive‚ identity and classify what he sees‚ touches‚ smells‚ taste and hears. SENSORIAL The Sensorial area of the classroom uses the Sensorial Material to address the child’s Sensitive Period for the Refinement of the Senses. Dr. Montessori stated that the “Sensorial Materials are the keys to universe.” The first step for the
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to “a special sensibility which a creature acquires in its infantile state" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Such sensitive periods were first discovered in insects by the Dutch scientist Hugo de Vries‚ but according to Montessori‚ can also be found in children and are very important to consider in teaching. Each sensitive period is a "transient disposition and is limited to the acquisition of a particular trait" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Once the sensitive period is over‚ the sensibility disappears due
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“Education should no longer be mostly imparting of knowledge‚ but must take new path‚ seeking the release of potentialities.” Discuss the statement with reference to Montessori philosophy. Dr Maria Montessori started her work in the field of education and child psychology‚ when she had already obtained a doctor’s degree in medicine and surgery. Her scientific training and experience were exceptionally broad based and unique. Her approach to education encompassed the whole development of man
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which had been interrupted‚ is now taken up again‚ as nature has intended all along.” E.M Standing‚ Maria Montessori: her life and work‚ pg 174 Learning‚ by itself‚ cannot happen without concentration. Whether we are learning to tie our shoes‚ write our name‚ wash a car or solve complex algebraic equations‚ there is intense concentration specific to the task at hand. Dr. Maria Montessori understood the power of concentration‚ and her methodology is designed to nurture this power. Concentration
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Practical Life Rationale Paper 1. Who is Maria Montessori? Please give a brief description of her life. Maria Montessori was the founder of the Montessori approach to education‚ she was born in Italy in 1870. As a teenager she was an engineer‚ but later she studied her favor major of medicine. Graduated as Italy’s first female medical practitioner she embarked on a career in mental health. Following on from this she was asked to head up a childcare project for a social housing initiative and her
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In Montessori education‚ the term “normalization” has a specialized meaning. “Normal” does not refer to what is considered to be “typical” or “average” or even “usual”. “Normalization” does not refer to a process of being forced to conform. Instead‚ Maria Montessori used the terms “normal” and “normalization” to describe a unique process she observed in child development. Normalization refers to the focus‚ concentration and independence of the child‚ by his own choice. It means the child has acquired
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