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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4.1 The infant at birth One of the greatest magical mysteries yet unsolved by even the highly developed science and technology of the twentieth century is that of the human being in its very early life. The Child is still an unknown mysterious figure. The infant at birth seems to be in a unique condition. Apparently he is inferior to other mammals that are high in the ladder of evolution. He does not manifest any of the characteristics that differentiate him from other non-human living beings
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Dr Montessori identifies four planes of development. Describe these. Discuss their importance to the educator? Montessori was a product of the historical past and inherited the intellectual and progressive tradition in education from Rousseau‚ Pestalozzi and Frobel. From these inspirations Montessori took this inheritance of ideas and developed them further. During her lifetime she discovered and formulated original ideas about child development through her observation of the child. Montessori
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to help the child gain control in the coordination of his movement‚ especially development of the hand`s coordination. “The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence”. Maria Montessori- The Absorbent Mind. The fine muscles coordination is closed connected with the child`s conceptual development. As Dr. Montessori quoted it: “The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself”. Practical Life activities help the child to gain independence and enables him to correlate his own physical‚ psychic and
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THE PREPARED ENVIRONMENT Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. In a Montessori Infant/Toddler room‚ the prepared environment is very important. It is designed to meet these goals: * Be attractive‚ welcoming‚ and conducive to learning * Have a space large enough to accommodate all the children‚ providing them with free and comfortable movement * Provide areas for all the activities each day *
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DMT 106 – Language Essay Topic “Language lies at the root of that transformation of the environment that we call civilisation”. * Dr. Maria Montessori. How is language encouraged in the Montessori prepared environment? Introduction:- A Language differentiates a community from one another but at the same time it also unites and binds people of different background and races together through
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ESAAY QUESTION 5: WHY IS MOVEMENT SO IMPORTANT AND HOW DOES IT KEEP THE CHILD IN HIS MENTAL ACQUISITION The importance of the hands is at the heart of Montessori education. Hands are referred to as the instruments of man’s intelligence. When a child is born he does not know what the importance of his hands is but as he grows up and takes up more activities he makes his movements perfect. A child’s brain and hand are connected allowing the child to develop his mental capacity. Through movement is
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requirements of Montessori tools: • The control of error: The Montessori tools contain in it a control of error which makes the use his/her reasoning power‚ increase his/her capacity for drawing distinctions and promotes independence. The child’s mind is conditioned to correct his/her errors. Example‚ if a child is trying to button up a shirt and forgets to button one or button in the wrong hole‚ the mistake is reveal at the end by an empty hole. • Aesthetics: All the Montessori tools are made as
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> Emotional development > Spiritual development Fourth plane: 18-24 Years Conclusion: Introduction:- Dr Maria Montessori was both a pragmatist and visionary. Her medical and anthropological background helped her to study human life from conception to the end of life. According to Dr. Maria Montessori the main goal of education is the development of complete human being ‚ oriented to the environment and adapted to his or her time‚ place and culture. She
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potentialities". Montessori.M (1946/1989) Education for a new world: Clio press “We must turn to the child as the key to the fate of our future life” (http://www.montessorisynergies.com/synergies/transformation/wisdom-of-montessori) [Accessed 5th May‚ 2013] The above quotation shall be explored & revealed in the further contents of this essay. To begin with‚ let us first start with a brief current scenario of education in our society. Current scenario of education “The
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