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    “Education should no longer be mostly imparting of knowledge, but must take new path, seeking the release of potentialities.” Discuss the statement with reference to Montessori philosophy. Dr Maria Montessori started her work in the field of education and child psychology, when she had already obtained a doctor’s degree in medicine and surgery. Her scientific training and experience were exceptionally broad based and unique. Her approach to education encompassed the whole development of man

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    Montessori Method of Education is one of the unique methods of the education which stimulates the child’s natural curiosity to learn. Culture and creativity area an integral part of the Montessori curriculum. Every area of the Montessori curriculum is interrelated and follows the same foundations. Each area of curriculum has special purpose of education and helps the child in stimulating their imaginative powers. Montessori Method strongly believes that imagination is based on the reality based experiences

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    Research paper on Montessori Education {Kierre Davis} (American Public Universty} Abstract This research paper intends to explain and describe factors and features of Montessori education and Montessori school. It illustrates the practical implementation of Montessori education. It is an old method of education operating since 100 years. It started from the indigent nursery school in Rome and afterwards, it continued to expand at a larger scale. Approximations specify that over 5000 schools

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    The Montessori approach to education takes its name from Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator. The first Montessori school was s established January 6.1907 in the Casa dej Bambin in Rome. Dr. Maria Montessori did her study with young child, and gradually in countries such as Spain and India. Dr. Maria, basic principle behind the Montessori methods is that Children teach themselves she came to this conclusion after observing children from a variety of different of setting and utilizing

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    In recent years, Montessori Education draws renewed attention from people. One reason that has attracted the attention of people in Japan is that Souta Fujii, who became the youngest professional Shogi player the first in history this year was getting a Montessori education in his early childhood. Although Montessori education itself has drawn attention, people take particular note of the contributions of Montessori education as a means of establishing character building. In Japan, the policy of

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    Maria Montessori was born on August 31,1870 in Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy to a financial manager father and an educated mother who highly valued education. Due to this, Montessori was a properly educated woman with a talent and passion for higher education which was extremely unusual for an Italian woman during her time. In the 19th century there was much controversy on whether children belonged in the work field or in the classroom. Based on their families social class a child would either go work

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    Montessori vs. Traditional Education Essay

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    Education is very important especially in this day and age. What school one attends and how they perceive school to be is a huge factor in one’s life success. There has been research done in the past few years proving that students who receive a Montessori education will prosper academically more so than those who receive a traditional education (Ryniker and Shoho, 2001). Traditional schools typically follow teacher based philosophies and the Montessori education is student centered. On average,

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    Dr. Maria Montessori developed the Montessori Method of education by observing behaviors in young children which formed the foundation of her educational method. Montessori method is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific clarifications of children from birth to adulthood. Dr. Montessori’s Method has been time tested, with over 100 years of success in diverse cultures throughout the world. It is a view of the child as one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating

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    Dr Maria Montessori dedicated and committed her life into education of the children. She has witnessed through some years with wars and conflicts and she thought; through education this can be turned into peace to this world. Since the year 1907 Montessori name has been recognized in the education system. Even though it has been over a century to this date Montessori principles are as powerful as it was. Dr Maria Montessori has relied on her actual observations on children to develop her method

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    Montessori education is a different approach to teach preschool age children; in this method the students are allowed to guide their own learning. This alternative to the traditional way of schooling has been around for over a century. Due to a Montessori classroom being a unique environment, the activities that happen there are often different from the activities in a traditional school. One of the main views of Montessori practitioners have on children’s learning is that they develop and learn

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