Define the term sensitive periods‚ and explain how the teachers knowledge and understanding of these periods determines his / her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. Dutch biologist Hugo De Vries was the first person to speak about and define the sensitive periods during his research with animals. These observations in nature were part of Montessori’s studies as well. She observed similar situations in ‘normal young humans’. This appeared to be the same globally‚ with all
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result in a child’s regression. Montessori first used the term normalization (Montessori‚ 1966) to describe the observations that she saw in her classroom work with children in Italy in the 1960’s. The concept of normalization is recognised as a series of characteristics that define the point at which children concentrate with unbroken repetition and acquire self discipline for a task or activity that ultimately results in self-satisfaction. Montessori (1966) identified the child’s conversion
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‘‘Sensitive parenting is the most important factor in a child’s psychological development.’ Discuss. The role of a parent as discussed by Oates‚ Lewis & Lamb is seen to be the primary source providing children with structure and experience. Behaviourists see the reward system laid down by parents as ‘shaping’ their children’s behaviour whilst social behaviourists see the imitation of behaviours by children as the basis of new behaviours being learned. Social constructivists see parents as
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child’s concentration‚ ability to make judgments‚ move with purpose. Maria Montessori was greatly influenced by the ideas of his two predecessors – Jean Itard and Edouard Seguin. She took the idea of introducing didactic materials and the three period name lessons to the child in Sensorial curriculum from Seguin. In fact‚ it was Seguin who first followed the scientific method of teaching‚ which was later adopted by Dr. Montessori in a more concise and modified form. She also took the idea of isolating
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Montessori Method � PAGE �8� The Montessori Method Judge Edward Singleton Instruction Television College Prof. Eileen Roth PSY 41 - Lifespan Psychology July 7‚ 2007 � When Dr. Maria Montessori became the director of a school for mentally-handicapped children‚ she exposed them to an environment that was highly conducive to learning. After two years‚ the children‚ who had formerly been labeled _uneducable_‚ were able to pass a test with normal children. This dramatic success led her to study
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However‚ Maria Montessori observed a much more natural process at work among human beings that did not need to be taught‚ much less drilled‚ into the human psyche. She believed that discipline‚ obedience and a person’s will go hand in hand and it would be quite impossible to have one without the other. We can quite easily see that in order to obey in any meaningful sense there must already be the will to do so. This thought process requires a level of discipline. Discipline to Montessori is not something
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a famous doctor and teacher; she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School‚ and she was one of the first female physicians in Italy. Montessori worked with children for most of her life; teaching them‚ observing them‚ and taking care of them; her theory was: “Children teach themselves if only we will dedicate ourselves to the self-creating process of the child (Gordon and Brown 13-336).” She believed that
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environment what is suitable and necessary for his growth. They make the child sensitive to some things‚ but leave him indifferent to others. When a particular sensitiveness is aroused in a child‚ it is like a light shines on some objects but not others‚ making of them his whole world.” The Secret of Childhood‚ p.42‚ Chap 7 . Define the terms of sensitive periods and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines his/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment
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Management of Elementary Education EDUCATION FOR ALL – MID DECADE ASSESSMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION IN INDIA Venita Kaul Deepa Sankar NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION NEW DELHI i Education for All – Mid-Decade Assessment Early Childhood Care and Education © NUEPA 2009 Published by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) (Declared by the Government of India Under Section No. 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
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education is Italian born Dr. Maria Montessori. Her innovative classroom conception and specialized‚ natural flowing educational design were unique for her time period. Maria Montessori’s background assisted in shaping her personal philosophy of education‚ which is still widely applicable in schools today. Maria Montessori was born in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870 (“A Biography of Dr. Maria Montessori”). Her father was Alessandro Montessori‚ an accountant; her mother Renilde
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