Montessori Education

Montessori education is a teaching approach which was developed by Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator. This approach in education emphasises on independence, freedom within scopes and respect for a child's natural psychological development. Its development is traced back to 1897 when Montessori started developing her philosophy and methods. Today, there are at least 20,000 schools around the globe who use the approach in educating children as early as birth to 18 years old.

         Montessori education is named after the work of Maria Montessori, Italian educator. Montessori education supports the systematic and scientific approach to teaching combined with a love relationship, the mother with the students. This system allows for customized training programs for students with special needs. Montessori education focuses on personal development, instead of a continuous assessment of skills tests. Recently, interest has focused on the Montessori education after the study, psychologists in the United States, it was found that children are allowed to Montessori education outperformed their peers who received traditional instruction. Variables in the study had been involved in mental performance, academic ability and social and behavioral skills. Here are some important differences emerge in this study:

        As for social skills and behaviours that occur in children under Montessori education has a better understanding of concepts such as justice and equity, have interacted emotionally positive, and were less likely to engage in play hard during breaks. Older children who undergo Montessori training was seen as likely to choose an MRE of positive assertive face unpleasant situations social.

         Regarding academic performance, was five years, Montessori children turns out to be better prepared for reading and math than their counterparts trained in the traditional way. In addition, twelve, students Montessori wrote, "more creative" experiment with more sophisticated sentence structures.

         Montessori education credits its success to its unique method of discouraging the traditional ways of measuring the achievement of competition among students. Instead of giving the tests and evaluate the performance of children on the basis of a scoring system, Montessori education focuses more on individual progress and development of a student. In contrast to traditional education, where children are separated by age group, children in Montessori education at different ages may be in the same class. They are also encouraged to collaborate and help each other finish tasks.

Montessori education draws its name from the work of Maria Montessori, an Italian educator. Montessori education advocates a systematic, scientific approach to teaching combined with a loving, maternal relationship with the students. This system allows tailor-made programs of education to the specific needs of students. Montessori education focuses on personal development rather than continuous assessment of knowledge through exams. Recently, interest has been focused on Montessori education after a study by psychologists in the US found that children given Montessori education outperformed their peers who were given a traditional education. Variables of the study included mental performance, academic abilities, and social and behavioral skills. Below are some of the significant differences highlighted in this study:

Montessori education credits its success to its unique method of discouraging traditional ways of measuring achievement through competition between students. Instead of giving exams and evaluating the child's performance based on a grading system, Montessori education focuses more on the individual progress and development of a student. In contrast with traditional education where children are segregated by age groups, in Montessori education children of different ages can be in the same class. They are also encouraged to collaborate and help each other finish tasks.