Montessori
All teachers are required to be
Montessori Certified.
Teacher has classrooms role in
classroom activity, child is an active participant in learning.
Environment and method encourage
internal self-discipline.
Instruction, both individual and group,
adapts to each student's leaning style.
Mixed age grouping.
Children are encouraged to teach,
collaborate and help each other.
Child chooses own work from interests
and abilities.
The classrooms maintain a low teacher
to student ration policy which ensures optimum learning and
individualized academic instruction.
Child works as long as he/she wishes on
chosen projects.
Child sets own leaning pace to
internalize information.
Child spots own errors through feedback
from material.
Learning is reinforced internally
through the child's own repetition of an activity and internal
feelings of success.
Multi-sensory materials for physical
exploration
Organized program for learning care of
self and the environment (polishing shoes, cleaning the sink, etc.)
Child can work where he/she is
comfortable, moves around and talks at will; group work is voluntary
and negotiable.
Emphasis on cognitive structures and
social development.
All teachers are CPR and First-Aid
trained
Child formulates own concepts from
self-teaching materials.
Development
Teachers are only
required to have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Teacher has
dominant, active role in classroom activity, child is passive
participant in learning.
Teacher acts as
primary enforce of external discipline.
Instruction, both
individual and group, conforms to the Adult's teaching style.
Same age grouping.
Most teaching is
done by teacher and collaboration is discouraged.
Curriculum
structured for child with little regard for child's interests.
Generally follows
the state mandated policy.
Child generally
given specific time limit for work.
Instruction pace
is usually set by group norm or teacher.
If work is
corrected, errors usually pointed out by teacher.
Learning is
reinforced externally by rote repetition and rewards/discouragement.
Fewer materials
for sensory development and concrete manipulation.
Less emphasis on
self-care instruction and classroom maintenance.
Child usually
assigned own chair: encouraged to sit still and listen during group
session.
Emphasis on rote
knowledge and social development.
Only one person on
campus is required to be CPR and First-Aid trained.
Child is guided to
concepts by teacher.
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information visit Montessori
Education Program
