Montessori education

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…

Kindergarten special education instructional assistant. The classroom was arranged by the head teacher with the assistance of the instructional assistants who work one on one with the students in the classroom. There are areas in the classroom that I believe encourage student learning, while there are other areas in which I would reorganize when I receive my own classroom. The classroom environment and arrangement of the furniture and materials follows the theories of Maria Montessori. The…

“The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.” –Maria Montessori Although she may have had some radical ideas for her time, I feel that Maria Montessori touches upon a necessity of success in education, interest. In my own educational career, and now in my career as an educator, I have seen how interest can make all the difference in the effort and attention a child puts into their coursework. My purpose in applying…

Through the course of my internship I feel I have become more confident in my career path. I have found that unlike many of the options I have focused on in the past teaching and working with children day after day is something that I do not tire of, in fact I find myself constantly enjoying it. My worldview seems to be unchanged, the impact of my internship seems to be been a more personal one. With that in mind I am able to look at my value set once again and reassess what I found to be true…

trying to help these children catch up (Doggett & Wat, 2010). I believe state funded prekindergarten programs would increase the quality of preschool teachers. The pay for head start teachers is near minimum wage thereby resulting in lower quality education output as well as high turnover in staff. Universal…

The Placement: For my week of work experience I went to a private kinder garden called “Montessori Early Education Centre”, were the children are taught the Montessori method of learning which includes developing their natural interests and activities rather than using formal teaching methods. Its a program that begun in 1907 in Italy, but now has 20,000 schools world wide. My role for the week was being a teacher along side two others, for a class of about 25 pre-school student and assisting…

Education is a journey that every child is placed on early in their lives. As the journey continues each child is allowed to choose his or her path and their adventures. As they grow they get to choose their electives, which colleges they want to attend and even which majors they choose to pursue. The purpose of education, education philosophy, and motivation are all key components to being successful in the classroom. Everybody has heard the phrase, education is the key to success. Education…

Five years from now I will be 20 years old and plan to be 2 years into attending Trent University in Peterborough and half way through working for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, possibly sociology. With my average never going below an eighty I will be able to obtain at least a $4000 dollar scholarship which will help pay for tuition. It is easily obtainable to keep my average at this point or higher to keep my scholarship for future years. Not only are the scholarships ideal but both majors…

Philosophy of Ethical Education Introduction As I reflect on my learning over the past three weeks, I realize that the pre-conceived ideas I had about taking the course, “Ethics in School and Society”, were out of fear of the unknown. I was dreading this class. I had many questions; would the professor push “liberal” ideas and views on me? What if my thinking differed greatly from my peers? Was I going to have to defend my thinking and philosophy? I was not prepared to enjoy the class and the…

help in finding resources, and being able to help in altering my busy school schedule I do not think I would be able to survive without her. Michele attended Florida International University for her M.A. and B.A. in Education. She received her Masters of Education and Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services from DePaul University. She also told me that she currently is an adjunct professor/counseling intern supervisor. She has had this role for 6 years and says that she…