famous‚ Dr. Montessori became the founder of the Montessori Method of Education. After graduating in 1896 at the age of 26‚ Dr. Montessori worked at a psychiatric clinic in the University of Rome as an Assistant Director. She quickly observed how the children were ill treated. In light of her interest in children‚ Dr. Montessori’s studies and work were inclined towards the work of Jean Itard and Edouard Seguin who specialized and studied about mentally disabled children. Dr. Montessori was successful
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Zoos Necessary or Not? We humans have the ability to pass down crucial information to the next generation through zoological parks‚ or zoos. In early civilizations‚ animals were locked up in cages for people ’s amusement. The welfare of the animals was poor because people were indifferent to the needs of the animals. According to The Times of India‚ the first public zoo can be traced back to Egypt in 1500 B.C. under Queen Hatshepsut who collected animals from all over Africa to show her wealth and
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“Why do I Deserve This Scholarship” My dad once told me‚ “once you find your passion‚ your whole world will change.” I spent years of my life searching for that passion‚ trying every club in school‚ learning every sport‚ researching every career in existence. It wasn’t until I went on my seventh grade class class trip to Costa Rica‚ that I realized that my dad was right; my world was about to change. On the trip I was exposed to all sorts of reptiles. I was around poisonous frogs‚ lizards‚
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Are Zoo’s Good or Bad? Zoos serve as an attraction to people. They are accepted as useful and entertaining amenities‚ which are seen as educational. Children love seeing animals and a visit to the zoo has always been a treat. However‚ we should consider if the zoo is beneficial to people or harmful to animals. It’s cruel to leave animals caged up day in and day out not living in their natural habitats. Zoo animals are kept in enclosures that don’t allow them to live their lives in a natural
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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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Q: Montessori in the Absorbent Mind writes that “the hands are instruments of man’s intelligence”. It is therefore critical that children develop the ability to control and coordinate their hand muscle so that these can come into contact with the environment in intelligent ways. Discuss the principles underlining the practical life exercises and how it fosters independence in children. Dr Maria Montessori was the founder of Montessori Method of education. She devised a method of education which
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delivering ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. It is part of the human tendencies to want to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚ and soon‚ the powers that come with language revealed. The evolution of the human language began when communication was done through pictograms and drawings.
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The Stages of development according to Dr. Montessori and an explanation of what happens during each “re-birth”. Dr. Montessori defined 4 stages of development. She identified that within these stages of development it is intense at the beginning‚ consolidates and then tapers to the next stage. She talks about the re-birth of a child and describes it like passing through a kind of metamorphosis. The 1st and 3rd stages are periods of intense creation‚ while the 2nd and 4th stages are the calm periods
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what does the Montessori teacher need to make this a realistic statement? | Mali Engelbrecht | Table of contents: Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………p 4 Enlightened generalist ……………………………………………………………………………p 4-8 Pre-school vs. elementary ………………………………………………………………………p 5 Cosmic Education …………………………………………………………………………………..p 5 Parent education and communication ……………………………………………………p 6 Tim Seldin ………………………………………………………………………………………………p 6&7 Traditional vs. Montessori ……………………………………………………………………
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Next to the family‚ the Montessori classroom is the place of importance in the world of a child. The Montessori classroom is a social institution that not only determines the present state of the child but also their future. In “The Absorbent Mind”‚ Dr Maria Montessori wrote‚ “The most important period of life is not the age of university studies‚ but the first one‚ the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when man’s intelligence itself‚ his greatest implement is being formed…At
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