What is Montessori All About?
Labels:
Maria Montessori,
Montessori method,
Montessori schools
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What is Montessori All About?
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Developmental
planes
– each stage needing to fulfill specific goals and objectives (4 in childhood)
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Global
or “cosmic” view of humanity – emphasizing the
interdependence of people and the environment
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The child is a highly respected and valued member of the world society
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Individualized
– meeting the needs of each child
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Multi-age
groupings – promoting peer teaching and learning
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Emphasis on group cohesion and cooperation
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Materials
– scientifically based, self-correcting, and sequential matched with the child
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Scientific observation in a Prepared Environment
How Does This Happen?
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self-directed
learning.
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teacher
to be an "observer" of the child instead of
a lecturer.
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"sensitive
periods" of development are understood and
utilized in facilitation
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Children are masters of their school room environment,
which has been specifically prepared
for them to be academic, comfortable, and to encourage independence by giving
them the tools and responsibility to manage its upkeep.
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Children learn through discovery, so didactic materials with a control for
error are used. Through the use of these materials, which are
specific to Montessori schools (i.e., checker boards, and science experiments)
children learn to correct their own mistakes instead of always relying on a
teacher to give them the correct answer.
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This also happens because it
is understood that the hand is
intimately connected to the developing brain in children.
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