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    2. What are the discoveries of Dr. Maria Montessori ? Dr. Maria Montessori was a keen observer of children. She used her observational and experimental proclivities from her medical background to developwhat we might today call‚ a Constructivist understanding of the process of learning. She studied them scientifically. If she saw some unusual behavior in a child‚ she would say‚”I won’t believe it now‚ I shall if it happens again”. She studied the conditions in which the children would perform

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    Maria Montessori

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    I choose Maria Montessori’s theories on education because I believe that her ideas make the most sense when it involves children learning in the classroom and at home. Her theories of observation and hands on learning were given much recognition in the twentieth century. She was recognized as one of the pioneers of early childhood education. (Kramer‚ Rita Marie. 1988. Maria Montessori: A Biography. Reading‚ MA: Addison-Wesley). Most schools today are still using several of Montessori’s theories and

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    children so that they can perform activities. How do you differentiate between activities and presentations? Presentations are: 1. Introducing the educational materials to the child‚ so that the child can perform and work with them in a purposeful manner while‚ It is said that the Activity of the child will become purposeful only when or if the materials used is for the purpose it has been created. 2. Presentations in Montessori has two forms‚ it can be direct presentations and

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    a. Direct Aim The materials in the Montessori classroom are offered to the children with a direct aim in mind. The adult does the work of washing clothes as a chore whereas a child does the same activity for the enjoyment of the process. After the laborious work that she/he does‚ she/he repeats the process for the enjoyment of the process. Each material isolates a concept and allows for repetitive practice with a certain skill and the child repeats this process to because he gets a sense

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    children in our Montessori schools manage to achieve great enthusiasm while working with mathematics. Is the preparation of their minds that allows them to reach this pleasure." Maria Montessori‚ London Lectures‚ 1946‚ p 41 Mathematics has always been a difficult subject for students. Many children have developed phobias and barriers towards mathematics‚ which prevail into adulthood‚ thus limiting their potential. This limitation implies problems of learning‚ resulting in the child a sense of inferiority

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    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 born helplessness

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    periods‚ and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines his/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. 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

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    Vs. Jean Piaget’s Theory Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget are two educational philosophers whose theories are still being used and influence today’s educational system. Their theories and methods were revolutionary for their times‚ but they came to be greatly respected. Both of these theorist developed their own stages of child development and were able to base education on these stages. Although in many ways Piaget and Montessori were very similar in their thinking they were also

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    Keystone Montessori preschool Whittier provide quality Montessori education in a loving and nurturing environment. It is my greatest pleasure to exploit my twenty years experience of Montessori Method to lead our school with implementing the principle and philosophies of Dr. Montessori. Our teachers’ dedication‚ commitment and love for children are always value in Keystone Montessori. Our teachers support to fulfill child’s abilities and to chive their future goals. Teacher’s role complete with

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    Child Development Instructor: Catherine Dwyer Report and Reflection on Piagetian Tasks Abstract Marni Kaplan-Earle NEMTEC 2010 “I have some works here‚ with which I need some help. Would you like to help me?” My invitation to Max‚ Sophie‚ Christian and Kate accepted‚ I proceeded to share‚ challenge‚ interview‚ and observe. The tasks I presented illustrated the phenomena of cognitive development in early childhood‚ the stage Jean Piaget calls preoperational. While Piaget refers to his developmental

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