Explain How the Role of the Teacher Changes in the Process of the Child’s Growing Normalisation (Socialisation)

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This essay aims to explain how teacher’s roles change during the process of a child’s normalisation. It will explore the concept of normalisation, with links to deviation and will explain the environmental factors that support the process. The maturational nature of normalisation will be explained as well as the teacher’s role in this and how they should approach new children. As the teacher’s role changes according to the development of the children, the impact this has on children will be discussed and an understanding of why they might regress will be demonstrated. During her time in Rome, Montessori witnessed certain behaviours and processes that children went through. She named one of these normalisation. Before we look at a teacher's role during the child's "normalisation" (Montessori, 2007a), we must first understand the concept. Normalisation is the natural path of development a child takes during the first 6 years of life when they are given work or activities that are meaningful to them. It is spontaneous and not something they do consciously but with the right conditions and opportunities, they are able to choose activities that interest them and allowed to become engrossed in the task, developing concentration and forming a personality whilst working with attention and determination. A "normalised" child displays specific characteristics including a passion for the activity, a high level of concentration, self-discipline where the child does not give up and tries until it is complete, and sociability; showing restraint when waiting for the activity and respect for the other children waiting. Normalisation also fosters the child's awareness of the self and others but can only occur under the right conditions. If the conditions are not productive for the children; if obstacles or barriers are present, there is a lack of activity or the child
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