Explain in your own words the following: A. FREEDOM IN A PREPARED ENVIRONMENT B. THE SENSITIVE PERIODS C. NORMALISATION D. ABSORBENT MIND A) FREEDOM IN A PREPARED ENVIRONMENT All over the world in constitutions of countries freedom is enshrined. This freedom applies not only to the adult but also to the child. For it is in freedom that a child reveals himself. Therefore a directress in a prepared environment must have the opportunity to observe the child in a free and open
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Montessori philosophy interprets “discipline” (Montessori‚1988) and “obedience” (Montessori‚ 1988) in a different way than any other philosophy does. This essay intends to discuss and define those two important factors in detail and explains the difference between them.” Discipline” and “obedience” can only be discussed in combination with freedom in a prepared environment. Freedom not only allows the child to progress in his/her own pace‚ it also fosters the child’s emerging inner discipline. However
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above mentioned lines Dr. Maria Montessori wants to convey that purpose of education is not just transfer the knowledge from person to person or teacher to students but to help students release their full human potential. It is not just that teachers give and students take either way they get understood or not. “Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment” (The Absorbent mind‚ p-24‚ chapter-3). Education is
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Language Rationale Language‚ simply put‚ is a system of symbols with an agreed upon meaning that is shared within a group of individuals. Maria Montessori understood that children have to learn language‚ that it is not inborn. She also understood the adolescent mind has a long sensitive period for language. Because language is deeply connected to the process of thinking‚ the child will need to be spoken to and listened to often. Each child learns language at their own rate and pace. There can
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a famous doctor and teacher; she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School‚ and she was one of the first female physicians in Italy. Montessori worked with children for most of her life; teaching them‚ observing them‚ and taking care of them; her theory was: “Children teach themselves if only we will dedicate ourselves to the self-creating process of the child (Gordon and Brown 13-336).” She believed that
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Research paper on Montessori Education {Kierre Davis} (American Public Universty} Abstract This research paper intends to explain and describe factors and features of Montessori education and Montessori school. It illustrates the practical implementation of Montessori education. It is an old method of education operating since 100 years. It started from the indigent nursery school in Rome and afterwards‚ it continued to expand at a larger scale. Approximations specify that over 5000 schools
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Maria Montessori The Secret of Childhood (Chp. 6 Page 29) Every child has a certain potential and an unconscious urge to carry out activities. He is very curious in nature and wants to develop his own powers to reveal himself. Maria Montessori termed this urge as the spiritual embryo.
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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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education is Italian born Dr. Maria Montessori. Her innovative classroom conception and specialized‚ natural flowing educational design were unique for her time period. Maria Montessori’s background assisted in shaping her personal philosophy of education‚ which is still widely applicable in schools today. Maria Montessori was born in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870 (“A Biography of Dr. Maria Montessori”). Her father was Alessandro Montessori‚ an accountant; her mother Renilde
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Maria Montessori was considered ahead of her time. She was born in Chiaravalle‚ in the province of Ancona‚ Italy in 1870 to an educated but not wealthy family. Despite her father’s wishes and society’s conservative ways at the time‚ she studied science. She was the first female physician in Italy when she graduated medical school in 1896. She worked mostly with the poor because she saw vast potential in them. She was an unselfish person and she traveled Italy speaking of women’s rights and child
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