Maria Montessori was an educator from Italy who created an educational method for children where all focus was on the needs of the child. She used self-directed‚ materials-centered and interactive education methods. She thought that child has an absorbent mind from birth to around age 6 and also that children can always learn to be better. Role of the director was to introduce the materials for the child. Use of the five senses‚ kinetic movement‚ spatial refinement‚ small and large motor skill coordination
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Jean Itard and his student Edward Seguin both influenced Maria Montessori in 3 major ways. Both Itard and Seguin used meticulous observation and was very scientific in their study and in recording data. We see in much of her philosophy that she approached her work in the same way. It was this approach that caused her to observe the children during learning‚ rather than try to teach them. She wanted to see what she could learn from their behavior. She found that they were interested
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Elements of Montessori Education Montessori education is a child centric method of education that caters to the complete development of the child. The three key elements of the Montessori method are - The adult (Directress)‚ Prepared environment & Montessori materials. The adult (Directress) The Montessori directress plays an important role in the development of the child. She needs to offer the child what he needs‚ but unobtrusively & indirectly. She should stimulate the child to work for
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agreed upon meaning that is shared within a group of individuals. Maria Montessori understood that children have to learn language‚ that it is not inborn. She also understood the adolescent mind has a long sensitive period for language. Because language is deeply connected to the process of thinking‚ the child will need to be spoken to and listened to often. Each child learns language at their own rate and pace. There can be different factors‚ such as a child learning multiple languages at once
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not only to the adult but also to the child. For it is in freedom that a child reveals himself. Therefore a directress in a prepared environment must have the opportunity to observe the child in a free and open environment. Also the child’s inner guide must be allowed to direct the child’s growth. Thus a child will be aided to grow through independence and must be allowed growth through his inn guide. This is because a child uses his environment to grow. A child must therefore be aided in his development
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------------------------------------------------- Lying. An immoral ethic‚ yet if I told the world I have never lied who would believe me. We all lie now and then for various reasons. Either intentionally or simply on impulse. Despite our best intentions to never lie‚ more so to the ones we love‚ there are always going to be moments where close relationships do not work that way. Lying compensates for the unforgiving hurdles of imperfections‚ vulnerabilities and doubts. Factors that may hide in
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theory. This form of exploration appeals to the curiosity and imagination of a six to nine years old child. Maria Montessori pointed out that every element in our world has some important task to perform. This task will not only satisfy its own need but also contribute to the need of others in the process. This is one of the many facets of cosmic education. Cosmic education is a way to show the child how everything in the universe is interrelated and interdependent‚ no matter whether it is the tiniest
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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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unparalleled work of Nature” (Montessori‚ M.‚ From Childhood To Adolescence‚ 1973) Discuss the eight human tendencies as developed by Dr. Montessori and her followers. Show how children show these tendencies during the three main stages of development. Discuss how you think knowledge of human tendencies helps us when educating children. Give examples to support your answer ******************************** One of the greatest discoveries made by Dr. Montessori was that all humans love certain
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seeking the release of human potentials.” In the above mentioned lines Dr. Maria Montessori wants to convey that purpose of education is not just transfer the knowledge from person to person or teacher to students but to help students release their full human potential. It is not just that teachers give and students take either way they get understood or not. “Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment”
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