What is Montessori education?
Montessori education was founded in Rome in 1907 by the Italian educationalist Maria Montessori. She was the first female physician in Italy. Her theory of education is based on scientific observations of children's growth processes.
Dr. Montessori found that children can teach themselves very effectively. Guided by this discovery, Montessori designed a well-coordinated learning environment for children to learn spontaneously and actively.
She believes that children have an innate vitality, that is, they have the potential for self-learning and self-improvement. This life force has infinite power.
The task of education is to give every child the freedom to develop his or her potential in a prepared environment. For a hundred years, Montessori schools have spread to all continents of the world, causing a revolution in early childhood education.
Differences in educational philosophy
First of all, the biggest difference between Montessori education and ordinary kindergartens is the difference in teaching concepts. In traditional kindergartens, teachers are more in accordance with the adult 'right and wrong standards' and "standard teaching materials" to teach students, shape the child's personality, so that the child is more adapted to the society is oriented to adult thinking.
In Montessori Children's Homes, children are more respected, and Montessori pedagogy believes that every child should be different, with innate vitality and creativity.
Differences in teaching styles
Although ordinary kindergartens also offer diversified teaching courses, they still take the traditional teaching route in the design and teaching mode of the curriculum, and teach diverse courses in a localized way. The standard Montessori education replaces the examination with "work", abandons the traditional reward and punishment system, and allows children to learn knowledge and cultivate independent personality at work more freely.
In addition, most ordinary kindergartens are divided according to the age group, generally divided into large, middle and small, and there will be corresponding restrictions on the age of admission. Montessori kindergartens implement a mixed-age system, allowing children of different ages to learn from each other and help each other. In the form of classes, ordinary kindergartens will teach in groups at a fixed time and place, while Montessori Children's Home is based on different forms of learning environments and learning aids, so that children can learn according to their own potential and interests.
Differences in the teaching environment
In ordinary kindergartens, the setting of the environment usually only requires cleanliness and cleanliness, and there is not much attention to other levels. In Montessori kindergartens, the classroom is the environment, montessori children's home focuses on providing a prepared environment for children, in addition to the well-designed Montessori curriculum is called "preparatory environment", to provide students with an informal, harmonious learning atmosphere.
Differences in teaching aids
Teaching aids are important auxiliary supplies for young children to receive education, in ordinary kindergartens, although there will be teaching aids, but more or less based on the teaching of teachers. In the Montessori Children's Home, Montessori teaching aids are one of the key elements of teaching, children's learning is mainly through the operation of teaching aids to understand and accept knowledge, such a child-based teaching method is not only conducive to children's hands-on ability, but also can improve their independent learning ability, so that they can learn to learn on their own.
Will Montessori-educated children be more successful later?
Studies have shown that Montessori-educated children grow up to be more prepared, both academically, socially, and emotionally. Not only do they score higher on standard tests, but they are also no less than in other areas. For example, they have a strong sense of responsibility, clear goals, will listen carefully, have a passion for learning, and have strong adaptability to the new environment.
Montessori family education philosophy
The role of parents is to guide the mental activity and physical development of children. The disadvantage of traditional education is that too much consideration is given to imparting knowledge and neglecting the development of children's personality.
Parents should not replace their children's wisdom with their own wisdom, but should guide their children to carry out their own activities, including daily chores. Encourage your child to do what they can do on their own, rather than doing it for them to speed things up.
The child's time feels poor, the movement is not coordinated, so the speed of doing things is naturally slow, mothers must remember not to urge the child, to respect the child's speed, to give the child enough time, which will produce a positive educational effect.
To do this, parents should do:
1. Respect for children: Gain insight into your child's true needs and build respectful care between parents and children.
2. Study children with a scientist's attitude
3. Believe and love your child
4. Be patient and don't rush to interfere with your child
Attached: Montessori Classic Quotes
1. There is only one requirement for education: self-learning through the child's inner strength.
2. In the matter of exploring the children's spiritual world, adults must remember not to use their own perspective or self-centered. If adults are self-centered and look at all the factors related to the child's psyche, it will only increase the misconception about the child.
3) Everything we do to a child will blossom and bear fruit, not only affecting his life, but also determining his life.
4. Education is to inspire life, enrich life, help children survive with their own strength, and help them develop this spirit.
5. The child has a vitality within it that guides him to the goal; it is a heavenly impulse and has the power of evolution, which is the vitality that makes the human body grow and stimulates the child to engage in various activities. If there is no resistance and the child is able to grow up normally, it will naturally produce what we call the "joy of life."
6. All children's education must follow a principle, that is, to help children develop naturally physically and mentally.
7) The child acquires physical independence through self-reliance; independence of will through the use of his or her own capacity for choice; independence of thought through independent work without interference.
8) I saw it, I forgot it; I heard it, I remembered it; I did it, I understood it.
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