Grace Cynthia Purnomo Hadi DMT 101 Montessori Philosophy 14 February 2015 The Art of being a Directress A child is a unique individual‚ who has the potentials‚ the sensitive periods‚ and the absorbent mind as the internal aid to help him learn directly from the prepared environment and other children. In her book‚ the Montessori Method‚ Maria Montessori said‚ “To stimulate life‚ - leaving it then free to develop‚ to unfold‚ - herein lies the first task of the educator. In such a delicate task‚
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Sensitivity to order. * The period for Refinement of order. * The period of Sensitivity to language. * The period of Sensitivity for walking. * The period of Sensitivity of small object. * The period of social Aspects of life. Montessori believed in a necessary relationship between children and their environment. Children must find a properly prepared environment if they are to fully develop their unique human potentials. Each sensitive period is a specific kind of compulsion‚ motivating
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I will be discussing the physical‚ psychological development and emotional needs of a three year old child as well as the importance of rest‚ clothing and fresh air. The schools role in the child’s development‚ diet and safety will also be discussed as well as the U.N. constitutional rights for children. I will also explain how the constitutional right helps them with their educational and physical and psychological development. The Physiological needs of a three year are essential to understand
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BEd111: Introduction to Early Childhood Education - Assessment 20120778 Tourmaline Munday- Cooper 1 Identify THREE quality indicators relevant to early childhood education and discuss why they are important for children‚ parents‚ and/or society. 300 words. The first quality indicator relevant to early childhood education would be ’people’. Letting your child learn in an environment where the teachers and assistants are expert‚ well-trained and the majority of them hold qualifications in the area
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type of sensitiveness could be called “INNER ORIENTATION”. Refinement of senses: Sensitive period for refinement of the senses is characterized with the child’s fascination with sensorial experiences (taste‚ smell‚ sounds‚ weight and touch) results in the child learning to observe and make increasingly refined sensorial discrimination. Nothing is in the mind that was not first in the senses. One can let the child smell different herbs‚
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that the child begins their education as early as the day they enter the world. This can be explained in detail by the stages of development from birth to adulthood. These stages are crucial in a child’s life and each stage has its prominence. Montessori believed that a baby should adapt himself to life after birth. The reason for this is‚ at this first stage of development‚ from birth to 6‚ the child has somewhat psychic powers of absorption of his surroundings. This method of absorption takes
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Maria Montessori‚ The Secret of Childhood (267) “Whereas learning within the traditional industrial model of education is viewed as passive activity in which students obtain information‚ learning could also be an activity which involves the continual negotiation of people with each other and with the resources of the environment.” Dyck‚ J. A.‚ The case for the L-shaped classroom Based on the environmental qualities of the room that is giving to me I had to prepare Montessori classroom
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Prepared Environment Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. The prepared environment offers the essential elements for optimal development. The key components comprise the children‚ teacher and physical surroundings including the specifically designed Montessori educational material. “When we turn to man‚ we see that rather than adapting to the environment‚ he creates an environment to suit himself. Man lives
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happens in a very short span of time. Humans have the longest childhood; they live in a complex environment to which they take a lot of time to adapt. The Childs life is a complex society. Adaptation is the goal of human development. MARIA MONTESSORI believed that this Adaptation takes place in 4 different stages. It is very significant Each stage is important and are interlinked They are formed in 6 years cycle. PLANE 1: (0-6 YEARS) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT: The infant is born with
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ABSORBENT MIND (0-6 YEARS) A child gains knowledge from the environment through the absorbent mind. Dr Montessori considered nothing is more important for the man than his absorbent mind‚ which shapes the adult and adapts him to any kind of social order‚ climate or country. Absorbent mind is the stage or period whereby a child absorbs or soaks in information‚ impressions‚ and impressions effortlessly from the environment consciously and unconsciously. It is one of the internal aids that aids in
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