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Montessori Pedagogy


Montessori Pedagogy
An analysis of how Maria Montessori viewed education and implemented her teaching method.
2,753 words (approx. 11 pages) | 13 sources | MLA | 2005 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper discusses Maria Montessori's pedagogical beliefs. The paper contends that Montessori's intersection with education resulted in a marginalization of her method, even though Montessori schools still flourish. The paper explains that this method of teaching is in direct contrast to traditional methods, offering a student-centered learning environment supporting positive learning experiences.

From the Paper:

"Maria Montessori discovered that children learn best when engaged in purposeful activity rather than simply being fed information. She argued that children respond in predictable ways according to an innate cognitive schedule and that those responses can and should be supported by his environment. Prior to Montessori, children were considered miniature adults and were forced to function in adult environments, to their disadvantage. Within the child development historical framework, Montessori opposed the idea that children should be deprived of intellectual activity; instead she claimed that from birth onwards, the child absorbed through all of his senses the necessary building blocks for his life long development. Many decades before Paolo Freire developed his arguments against the "banking" concept of education, Maria Montessori was transforming the lives of children."

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APA Citation:

Montessori Pedagogy (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Montessori-Pedagogy/62604

MLA Citation:

"Montessori Pedagogy" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Montessori-Pedagogy/62604>




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