The Absorbent Mind Montessori AMI course 2014-2015 Umadevi Vadla04-01-2015 Index TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Childs part in world reconstruction: education for life PAGEREF _Toc432921001 \h 2Periods of growth PAGEREF _Toc432921002 \h 3The four planes of development PAGEREF _Toc432921003 \h 3The spiritual embryo PAGEREF _Toc432921004 \h 7The child’s conquest of independence PAGEREF _Toc432921005 \h 9Language PAGEREF _Toc432921006 \h 9Importance of movement in general development PAGEREF _Toc432921007
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efforts towards their goal. It is the force called “horme” (Montessori‚ 2007‚ p. 76). Montessori (2007) argues that the need of independence‚ is to be intended as conceptually intrinsic to the active human being nature‚ getting it straight from the start. In fact‚ the early child’s spontaneous purposeful approach is to try mastering challenges‚ on his/her own requested by the immediate surroundings. Furthermore‚ Montessori (1972) relies to the horme as the force that urges the child
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(Dr . Maria Montessori; The Absorbent Mind‚ Chap.1) The founder of the Montessori Method of Education was Dr .Maria Montessori. She was born in Italy in 1870 and became the first women doctor in her country’s history. She devised a method of education‚ which combines a philosophy with practical approach based on the central idea of freedom for the child within a carefully planned and structured environment. The great pioneering achievement of Dr .Maria Montessori was to recognize the crucial
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The Montessori method was discovered in late 19th and early 20th century by Dr. Maria Montessori‚ who was born in the town of charawalle in 1870she discovered the potential of the child throughout her observations‚ which made her understand relationship between adult and 3 adult and child. At an era women had a little liberty for higher education. Dr. Maria Montessori challenged her society’s traditions. She took interest in the development of feeble minded children‚ who then was called as “idiots”
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shells of oysters‚ gold in the mountains‚ and coal in the bowels of the earth‚ but we are unaware of the spiritual gems‚ the creative nebulae‚ that the child hides in himself when he enters this world to renew mankind." The Absorbent Mind‚ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori’s Four Planes of Education was a lecture given by her in 1938 at the Seventh International Montessori Congress. The four planes (or phases) of development is an overall vision of Montessori’s developmental psychology
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Intellectual development > social development > Emotional development > Spiritual development Second plane: 6-12 Years > physical development > Intellectual development > social development > Emotional development > Spiritual development Third plane: 12-18 Years > physical development > Intellectual
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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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The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say‚ “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” Dr. Maria Montessori (The Absorbent mind‚ Chapter 27‚ Pg. 295) This quote from Dr. Montessori highlights the role of the teacher in a Montessori environment. How a teacher creates and stimulates children with an external and inner environment so rich and full of learning that a class full of little children is at peace and is quietly satiating their inner being. Education and learning
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intellectual‚ Spiritual‚ self-realisation‚ Montessori designed an environment that supports human tendencies. Some of the tendencies she talked about are given below; Exploration - It is the urge to go out to the unknown‚ and find more info‚ knowledge to help us get more oriented. Consistency is very important to the child. • Orientation – Something that gives you a frame of reference; a way to follow; to relate ourselves to the external world or the internal world. In Montessori‚ we try not
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teacher must understand and feel her position to observe : the activity must lie in the phenomenon”(Dr. Montessori ‚The Absorbent Mind‚ Chapter 27) Comment on the statement and explain how a directress assist the child in his psychic development . She must have passion to do work with children. She is an observer who aims to seeing each child unfold his poteltial . MONTESSORI EDUCATION HAS WORKED ALL OVER THE WORLD‚ WITH ALL KIND OF CHILDREN WITHtheir different kind of environment
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