Maria Montessori‚ the first Italian woman to qualify as a physician‚ is renowned worldwide for her devotion to the philosophy of education and for the educational method that bears her name. Amongst others ground-breaking innovations‚ Montessori had a unique approach to discipline and obedience in the education of children. In this essay I will define and explain the terms ‘discipline’ and ‘obedience’‚ paying particular attention to the relationship between them. I will then address the issue of
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Growth and Development As far as human beings are concerned life starts with conception in the mother’s womb as a result of a process of fertilization in the ovum. The mother’s womb becomes a means of growth and development of a new life and only after nine months the baby comes into this world as a new born. The period spent in the mother’s womb is termed as pre-natal. The process of growth and development are the medium and means of bringing about changes in the organisms. Growth and
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1. Identify the child development theory you most support and explain it in detail. Include relevant details that support your understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs. Constructivism is a theory associated with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Its maid idea was that knowledge was constructed through ones experience and build on from prior knowledge. The construction that the theory name speaks of is learning (Hein‚ 1991). This theory asserts that knowledge comes from personal experiences
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of
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Erikson’s Stages of Development While reading the textbook‚ Erik Erikson’s psychological theories of development seemed interesting and stood out to us. Erik Erikson (1902-1994) was a psychosocial theorist that was a follower of Sigmond Freud (Berger‚ 2012). He acknowledged the significance of the unconscious mind and early childhood‚ as well as‚ furthered his studies and developed his own ideas. In the following paragraphs‚ we will describe Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. The
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Montessori introduced Exercises in Grace and Courtesy in reaction to the young child’s need for order. The child has a need to know and to absorb the social structures in order to be more at ease in his environment. Grace and Courtesy lessons give the child the vocabulary‚ actions‚ and steps required for him to build his awareness and responsiveness of those around him. This in turn gives the child a better sense of orientation in his social structure. The Primary Class is the perfect place to
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Erikson explored the three aspects of identity‚ those being; the id‚ ego‚ and superego. A Key overview of Erikson’s theory if development is based on external factors. Factors that include the subject’s parents and society that shape their personality from childhood to adulthood. According to this theory every person must go through a series of eight interrelated stages over the span of their lifetime. These stages start at birth with Basic Trust vs. Mistrust. This stage has an emphasis on the
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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 creation of a house corner within a child-minding setting’. Graded Unit 3 F5LN 35 Abstract The purpose of this project was to create a house corner‚ so the child-minder and her assistants are able to assess the children in their care more easily. As well as having somewhere for the children to be able to go and role/pretend play. The aim of the project was too: To lead the development of creating the house corner‚ within the child-minding setting • To resource a house corner facility
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Essay “Demonstrate your understanding of the theoretical models of developmental stages and transitions with respect to childhood and adolescence and how this can influence practice by:” 1) Critically compare the key concepts of models/theories associated with childhood and adolescence (1.1) – Bowlby‚ Winnicott‚ Klein‚ Erikson. In the first part of my essay I will critically compare the key concepts of theories of Klein‚ Winnicott‚ Bowlby and Erikson associated with childhood and adolescence
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