Dr Montessori loved mathematics. In Italy in the 1880 she chose to attend a boy’s technical school just so she could study mathematics. This love of mathematics is very visible in the wonderful materials she designed so young children could share her enthusiasm. In the Montessori view the ‘mathematical mind’ is a manifestation of several human tendencies. “Humans are driven to explore and to investigate their environment. To this effectively‚ they need to orient themselves in an ordered way” (Feez
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the Montessori Philosophy and Method. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “We must take into consideration that from birth the child has a power in him. We must not just see the child‚ but God in him. We must respect the laws of creation in him.” Maria Montessori‚ 1935 (1989a‚ p. 98) By Dr. Maria Montessori The Child as Spiritual Embryo For Montessori‚ the Word is made flesh in every child born
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(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 the environment; interpreting the meaning of these sensations for actions is called sensory processing. When a child uses her senses to discover a new object
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ABSORBENT MIND ESSAY Dr Montessori discovered that the child possess a mind which is totally different from that of an adult. The child absorbs all that is found around him‚ very much identical to the process of osmosis. A key word before further development about the absorbent mind would be adaptation. Adaptation might be considered as the trigger point. Why ? From his birth‚ in order to survive and to fulfil his role‚ the infant is adapting himself to the environment. He was
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Dr Maria Montessori started her observational studies after opening Casa dei Bambini or Children’s House in 1907. “It would be a great mistake” she says to believe that‚ by merely observing children‚ we were led to form such a new idea as that of the existence of a hidden nature in the child‚ and that such an intuition gave rise to a special school and a special method of education.” Montessori at Casa dei Bambini discovered the world within a child‚ she believed that the child learn from
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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. The prepared environment offers the essential elements for optimal development. The key components comprise the children‚ teacher and physical surroundings including the specifically designed Montessori educational material.There are prepared environments for children at each successive developmental plane. These environments allow children to take
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1. Describe the life and works of Dr. Maria Montessori? Dr. Montessori is recognized as the founder of Montessori Method and one of the pioneers in the development of early childhood education. She is also respected and reputed for promoting a substantial number of important educational reforms‚ which now have become integral components of 21st century’s educational core. She is one of the most renowned women in the history of education of children. Her revolutionary and innovative findings and
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should describe the Role of a Teacher within the specially Prepared Environment as defined by Maria Montessori in her years of observation. In a Montessori School‚ the word Teacher is not used as Directress is used instead. In her writings‚ Maria Montessori used the word “Direttoressa” taken from the Italian word “direttore” which when looking into the meaning of the word is less about telling people what to do but more about steering people in the right direction. It is not only used for teacher
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focus is on ‘reaching the unreached’ for ensuring complete coverage of education. With this background the Mid- Decade Assessment of Education for All was initiated to take stock of the progress made with respect to EFA Goals. Corresponding to this exercise‚ a comprehensive review of the progress made with respect to Education for All in India was conducted jointly by Government of India and the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA). The present work which is
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“help” is to guide the child‚ be like a second parent to that child‚ when they’re own parents are not around. The teacher spends more time with the child then parents can due to busy work schedules and routines. That’s why it’s imperative for the teacher to take on not only a teacher role‚ but a second mother like position. She explains to her student‚ in an understanding and calm manner. She is patient when something is done incorrectly. She allows for the child to choose his own
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