Some Principles of Montessori Education

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Dr Montessori’s philosophy started taking shape in late 19th century and the methods have been time and again tested by various generations and geographies and seemingly, have worked well for the development of child. The existence of the philosophy for so long, by itself, is an indicator to say that it is not simply arm chair philosophy but something that is worth practicing. The various elements of the philosophy starting with single classroom concept, freedom to select your own activity and doing it till the child wants to continue with it, the concept of learning by doing it yourself, freedom of movement across various age groups in the classroom and the trained trainer who oversees the child from background and supports the child form the critical success pillars of the philosophy. The philosophy is based on the principle “The child is helped to learn by working independently because at this stage of development, the child can learn only by working on things himself with his hands and senses.” This comes out through the agents at work – environment, equipment and the trained adult. Moreover all the examples that have been quoted are so genuine yet simple that these examples when practised will bring the needed understanding that is expected from that action. For example , Stalking the pink blocks, is a great example of understanding sizes, and referencing one against other and also observing the dimensions to check the angle in which one sits with the other. This is a great learning example to teach Order, Exactness and Orientation. Another example that has been quoted is “ a child working on cleaning the room using a broom and a dustpan. This is a great example that explains “Cleanliness of environment, helping others, caring and harmony”. The concept of learning and perfecting the task through Repetition is a simple logical thought which is

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