This essay will briefly discuss the notion of ‘sensitive periods in development‚’ as introduced by Hugo de Vries and researched by Maria Montessori. It will further list Montessori’s explanation of the sensitive periods and their importance in a child between the ages of 0 and 6 years. Two examples will be discussed through personal reflection to demonstrate the author’s understanding of these periods. Many theorists such as Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Freud and Erikson have examined the idea that every
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sizes; materials should be kept orderly; furniture should be child sized. The child must be aided in developing his will by by ensuring coordination and ensuring activities are towards a given end. The child must be given constructive work. Maria Montessori has described a classroom as a room in which all children move about intelligently voluntarily and without being unruly or loud. It is important to note that in allowing freedom‚ any destructive acts of the child must be limited. All other good
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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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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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PMP Exam Sample Questions (1) A Project Manager is at the project kick-off meeting. He confidently states the vision and mission for the project. This PM is exhibiting the following leadership style: 1. Hierarchal 2. Authoritarian 3. Charismatic 4. Associative Answer:C (2) You are in charge of developing a new product for an organization. Your quality metrics are based on the 80th percentile of each of the last three products developed. This is an example of: 1. Statistical
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(Maria Montessori – The discovery of the child) Dr. Montessori recognized that children are born with a particular kind of mind‚ one that is naturally inclined towards order. This ‘special’ mind is what gives humans the ability to make judgments and to calculate; it is how we have progressed in fields such as engineering and architecture. Dr. Montessori called this ‘the mathematical mind’ - a term borrowed from the French physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Montessori felt that‚ if we
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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 gave rise to a special school and a special method of education.” Montessori at Casa dei Bambini discovered the world within a child
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ACCT1501 Practice Exam Questions 2014S1 QUESTION 1 (8 Marks) Financial Reporting Principles‚ Accounting Standards and Auditing‚ & Sustainability Reporting Provide short answers to the following: 1. What are generally accepted accounting principles? (2 Marks) 2. If you have a good idea and expect to make a lot of money from the idea is that a sufficient reason to recognise an asset? Explain why or why not. (2 Marks) 1 ACCT1501 Practice Exam Questions 2014S1 3. How can financial
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Dr. Maria Montessori describes Sensorial materials as the key to the universe. Discuss the statement and give examples to support your discussions. "With the gradual emergence of knowledge and volition‚ it becomes imperative to establish some order and clarity within the mind and to distinguish what is essential from what is accidental. ...To satisfy this need‚ he should have an exact‚ scientific guide such as that which is to be found in our apparatus and exercises." The Discovery of the Child
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CJUS Final Review 1. Know what the Fifth Amendment limits? Limitations on the exercise of governmental power or authority and prevent person from being tried twice for the same offense‚ testify against himself. 2. Sixth Amendment guarantees what? The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel at all significant stages of a criminal proceeding. 3. The eighth amendment bars what? U.S. constitutional amendment forbidding excessive bail‚ excessive fines‚ and cruel and unusual
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