There are lots of different international approaches and perspectives to children’s learning. Some of these approaches are old and some of these approaches are new. The theories have some similar points, however they do contrast each other too. Montessori Montessori believed that children should have hands on experiences to learn and, they should have real life natural resources to enable this. Montessori also said that children should have the same equipment and resources as us but in child sized.…
o Almost every time that I ask a question to the children, I get a response. Sometimes the response may be what I wasn’t looking for, but they were getting the concept…
Allow the schools to indulge in their curiosity and develop those cognitive…
Teachers take contentment in gazing at children who want to gain knowledge on their own and who have a diligent attitude. I am concerned in doing activities methodically, and to become skilled at subjects in which I will demonstrate…
Like Marva Collins, Rebecca is unimpressed by the fads in the daily classroom and focuses on challenging a child’s imagination. Rebecca is also very proud and honored to present for the Aledo School District. She is always willing and eager to present during an in-service, summer workshop or simply a staff meeting as she enjoys the chance to share her passion for teaching. She was given the opportunity to host a workshop this summer as well as present micro-messaging during a breakout session at an in-service during this school…
“When children ask such questions, they are trying to understand their world. They come into this world knowing and understanding very little and spend the rest of their lives trying to figure out everything (11).” This statement from How Do We Know? provides insight to the knowledge that many children and adults are grasping to understand. Children need adults to give advice and provide them the ability to grow up and be successful adults. Questions lead to answers which in return can turn into knowledge.…
Annelies Mari Frank was born on June 12,1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She was quite described as “ a talkative, teasing, and intelligent girl full of curiosity”(Kersell, Nancy) type of female. Margot, her older sister, was born on February 16,1926. Their father was a businessman while her mother stayed home. Anne frank went to Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam.…
As Jean Piaget once said, “[t]he goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge, but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things”. Children have such a wealth of ideas inside of them, and the goal of every teacher, including myself, should be to inspire their students to share them with not only the class, but the world. In the novel Educating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell, Esmé inspired her students to become lifelong learners through the promotion of goals for her students. One of the main themes of the student goals in the Intro to Education class is to inspire students to become good learners. Good learners typically have a high level of discipline and self…
In both the Reggio Emilia approach and Montessori method, children use their senses to explore and direct their learning experience. For the Reggio Emilia approach, learning is done through collaborating. Meaning that any student can direct classroom learning. Using their” hundred languages”, the curiosity of the children inspires lessons through questioning and answering, learning through the environment followed closely by a teacher’s guidance.…
Also some kids might get frustrated, and the teachers need to know that this is normal because all kids want to be right and want to impress them with their…
During the early childhood years of life, children depend on the care and nourishment from their guardians. It is up to their guardians to make the overall life decisions for their children. They are the ones who supply the loving nurture and support through the period of development. One very important decision that a guardian must make for their child is their education. Education is a very crucial part to a child’s overall growth and development.…
(a) Dewey and Montessori educational philosophies John Dewey and Maria Montessori both were the famous scholars on early childhood education, their philosophies were similarly to advocated learn by doing, child-centered and education needs to value the social interactions between the children and the environment. Firstly, Dewey and Montessori were both advocated learn by doing, they believed that human beings learn through a ‘hands on’ approach. Specifically, Dewey stood for pragmatism, which means believing the reality must be experienced. John Dewey said that “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”…
Both Friedrich Froebel and Maria Montessori developed unique materials to support their methods of teaching children. These materials are still used in classrooms today. Imagine that you are an early childhood educator at a preschool where you teach a class of 3- to 5-year-olds. Part A: Develop an original age-appropriate activity for your preschool class using one of the following. • Froebel’s cube gift • Froebel’s parquetry gift • Lincoln Logs 1.…
Montessori Strengths: 1. Montessori teachers prepare the environment to support and promote learning 2. The teachers prepare environment that is educationally stimulating 3. Children play a part in educating themselves through self-direction and self-correcting 4. Learning takes places through senses 5.…
Pace Yourself; The individual child’s work pace is honored and encouraged in the Montessori classroom. Traditional classrooms expect all children to work at the same pace.sand tray photo from web Self-Made Self-Esteem; Montessorians understand that the child’s self-esteem comes from an internal sense of pride in his or her own accomplishments. In traditional classrooms, self-esteem is thought to come from external judgement and validation. For the Love of Learning; Montessori curricula are intended to appeal to the child’s innate hunger for knowledge. Children learn to love learning.…