Differences Between Montessori & Traditional Teaching Methods

THE MONTESSORI APPROACH	TRADITIONAL APPROACH
Emphasis In Cognitive And Social Development	Emphasis On Social Development
Teacher Has Un-obstructive Role In Classroom	Teacher Is Centre Of Classroom As Controller
Environment & Method Encourage Self Discipline	Teacher Enforces Discipline
Mainly Individual Instruction	Group & Individual Instruction
Mixed Age Groupings	Same Age Groupings
Groupings Encourages Children To Teach & Help Each Other	Most Teaching Done By The Teacher
Child Chooses Own Work	Activities Structured For The Child
Child Works As Long As He Wishes On Chosen Project	Child Generally Allotted Specific Time For Work
Child Discovers Own Concepts From Self Teaching Materials	Child Is Guided To Concepts By Teacher
Child Sets Own Learning Pace	Instruction Pace Usually Set By Group
Child Spots Own Errors From Feedback On Materials	If Work Is Corrected, Errors Usually Pointed Out By Teacher
Child Reinforces Learning By Repetition & Feelings Of Success	Learning Is Reinforced Externally By Repetition & Rewards
Organized Programme For Learning Care Of Self, Environment (Polishing Shoes, Cleaning The Sink Etc)	Less Emphasis On Self Care Instructions
Child Can Work Where He Chooses (Yet Not Disturb Work Of Others), Group Work Is Also Emphasized	Child Usually Assigned Own Chair, Encouraged To Participate, Sit Still & Listen During Group Sessions.

 

The Montessori Philosophy

Education should be about more than memorization, repetition & standardized tests. The approach features a unique, open environment that emphasized your child’s natural interests and allows your child’s natural interests and allows your child to set his own developmental pace.

Normalization

The process whereby a child moves from being undisciplined to self disciplined, from distracted to focused, through work in the environment. The process occurs through repeated work with materials that captivate the child’s attention.

The 2 Gifts of Nature at Birth

The Absorbent Mind & the Sensitive Periods

The sensitive periods drives the child to seek certain experiences and activities, the absorbent mind soaks in all the information received effortlessly.  

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