For many children with ADD the normal method for education just does not adjust to their needs. Many of these children end up acting out or not paying attention during class. ADD or ADHD is characterized by inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. There are three major types of ADHD; predominately hyperactive/impulsive, predominately inattentive, and combined. The ...
Maria Montessori developed new ideas and methods for teaching children as a result of her scientific training as an engineer and doctor. She realized that children have an absorbent mind that learns within sensitive periods. The role of the educator is to harness the power of this absorbent mind during each of these sensitive periods, ...
Maria Montessori was a unique educator because she went beyond traditional ideas and was a pioneer in many respects. She became the first woman engineer in Italy. Later, she became the first woman doctor in Italy. This scientific training taught her to closely observe the world around her. These observations were then utilized with young ...
Many Montessori classrooms require ballet shoes to be worn by the students while indoors. The Montessori educators who go for this feel that the wearing of these shoes signals a transition into the classroom environment and a time for serious study and proper behavior while keeping the classroom cleaner and quieter and removing the distraction ...
Whether it is the beginning of the calendar year or the beginning of the school year, parents who send their children to Montessori schools need to make some resolutions to facilitate their child’s progress toward his or her greatest potential. When I send my children to Montessori school, these are some things I will aspire ...
While there are several aspects that have contributed to Dr. Montessori’s discoveries in the field of education, the biggest contributor is the lady’s basic nature itself. Dr. Montessori had a very powerful blend of three key factors that are essential to creating a new movement: Research , Teaching and Enterprise. She did her research based ...
Dr. Maria Montessori was the first female physician in Italy. She began working with special needs children in an apartment complex soon after graduating. She found that by giving these children simple tasks to do they became more focused and not so “special” needs any more. Dr. Montessori developed a very hands on, instinctual method ...
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