Montessori Method � PAGE �8� The Montessori Method Judge Edward Singleton Instruction Television College Prof. Eileen Roth PSY 41 - Lifespan Psychology July 7‚ 2007 � When Dr. Maria Montessori became the director of a school for mentally-handicapped children‚ she exposed them to an environment that was highly conducive to learning. After two years‚ the children‚ who had formerly been labeled _uneducable_‚ were able to pass a test with normal children. This dramatic success led her to study
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mean? Normalization is a term that causes a great deal of confusion and some concern among many new Montessori Parents. Normalization is indeed not the best choice of words! It suggests that we are going to help children who are not normal to become “normal.” This is definitely not what Maria Montessori meant. Normalization is Montessori’s name for the process that takes place in Montessori classrooms around the world‚ through which young children learn to focus their intelligence‚ concentrate
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limits then what we will see superficially is a child that ‘does as he is told.’ But this is not self - discipline – this is the kind of discipline that disappears as soon as the adult exerting their will disappears. Maria Montessori hoped for so much more than this. . Montessori said that if we want to help children develop into self disciplined adults then we need to provide the kind of environment that will help the child to create a strong will – when self control is born within the child and
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Lucia Gathman Professor Carla Ahmann ECE 101.920 July 26th‚ 2012 Montessori Method “The Montessori Method has influenced many programs that came after it‚ at least in part”(Casper‚ Virginia). A classroom that provides the Montessori method includes chosen material that “work” for children placed in the open. All the sets of material are for a chosen activity is clearly defined and ready for the child to use on its own. When the child is done with the toy‚ they may return in to the shelf where
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using the Montessori approach to caring for children under three. 2. An introduction is a quick guide to Montessori teaching and structure. It provides information‚ raising issues and sharing ideas regarding Montessori Approach‚ Children’s growth and development and by putting Montessori method into practice. 3. Dr. Maria Montessori’s early years had a great influence and did impact her life as an adult. It did help her to overcome so many obstacles in her early years. Maria Montessori had the
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with reference to the Montessori Philosophy and Method. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “We must take into consideration that from birth the child has a power in him. We must not just see the child‚ but God in him. We must respect the laws of creation in him.” Maria Montessori‚ 1935 (1989a‚ p. 98) By Dr. Maria Montessori The Child as Spiritual Embryo For Montessori‚ the Word is made flesh
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“The Montessori Method” Review Paper Lisa Ahlgrim National Louis University Maria Montessori was a visionary woman‚ passionate about providing quality education to all children. Born in 1870‚ at a time where few women attended college and were not expected to work in any area other than teaching‚ Maria grew up determined to become a doctor in spite of society‚ and even her father’s reservations. She was not accepted into the University of Rome‚ but with her spirit of perseverance‚ Maria gained
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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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(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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Topics (approx. 2000 words) Read The Montessori Method and modern child development texts. In approximately 400 words for each topic‚ summarize Dr Montessori’s approach and discuss how Montessori’s views on these topics are regarded in child development texts today. (a)The Role of the Environment (b)Children’s Diet and Exercise (c)Nature in Education (d)Education of the Senses Dr Montessori also expresses the need for ‘Scientific Pedagogy’‚ i.e. using scientific methods (especially observation). In the
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