Maria Montessori

The seriousness of the use of the hand is the center of the Montessori approach. With this in mind, a guide must provide activities for the child to develop fine motor and coordination skills in order for him to master his environment. Also, for children in this age group it is important to provide the child with real-life, child sized objects as much as possible. Using real life objects a child will be able to achieve the desires of his mind along with using precise movements of his body. The…

philosophies that best fit my own philosophy are progressivism, constructivism, and humanism; all student- based theories. The philosophers or educational influences I model my philosophy from are: Maria Montessori, Jean Piaget, Maxine Greene, and Friedrich Frobel. Progressive theorists such as Maria Montessori and John Dewey have the most influence overall in my own philosophy. Progressivism is an educational theory the emphasis that ideas should…

I have taught Montessori since 1998 and have certifications for both ages 3-9 and 6-9. I taught each level for about 6 years. The beauty of Montessori philosophy is that social studies and science topics are central to the curriculum and are taught just as intently as reading and writing. Maria Montessori believed that it was crucial that starting at a young age, children learned about physical geography and…

“Montessori’s view of the teacher’s role is to prepare the environment, observe children, and demonstrate materials but not to interfere with their natural exploration” (p.47). They provide opportunities for independence. According to the American Montessori Society (2016), There are spaces suited to group activity, and areas where a student can settle in alone. Parts of the room are open and spacious, allowing a preschooler to lay out strands of beads for counting, or an elementary student…

(Special Education) needing the curriculum tailored to their specific needs, the Progressive educational philosophy has been one to inspire me. I also have been motivated to become a teacher and to teach with certain aspects because of Maria Montessori. Montessori believed student’s creativity is one way to help students learn,…

been many theories on what is right and what is wrong. Every theory must have its theorist, and the three chosen for this paper are no different. The theories and theorists I have chosen are Sigmund Freud with his theory of psychosexual stages, Maria Montessori with her theory of the planes of development, and lastly, John Piaget with his theory of cognitive development. Sigmund Freud traversed the depths of the human mind unlike anyone else in history. He was a pioneer of developmental…

type of parenting that emphasize on understanding the children. Besides that, I am really captivated in how early childhood educators, especially Maria Montessori challenged parents to give their children freedom to learn and explore by themselves. When Professor Engels showed the video of how the Montessori school works and what children in the Montessori school normally do, I was so fascinated by what I saw on the video. I loved to see how the children were…

Howard Gardner Howard Gardner is known for his theory on multiple intelligences, and his belief that people learn in different ways (Lane, n. d.). Gardner suggests that there are seven types of learners: visual-spatial, bodily kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, and logical-mathematical (Lane, n. d.). In 1997, Garden added an eighth intelligence, naturalist (Bennett, 2014). School systems must realize that all children do not learn in the same ways, and teachers must…

In class we have learned about Maria Montessori and that she invented children’s furniture. In the presentation that was the first thing mentioned, that she was the first person who realized that if children had child-sized furniture they could learn and do more. Montessori was focused on empowering children to be independent and master skills. In this program there is a three period lesson: (Naming,…

In Ireland there are an extensive variety of curricula in use, including Montessori, Frobel, play based and Reggio Emilia approach. Although all different approaches to childcare they are underpinned by Aistear, the early childhood curriculum framework (NCCA, 2009) and Siolta, (CECDE, 2006) our national quality framework for early childhood education. The Montessori method is based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, she had many principles and areas of interest these included the cultural…