“Dr Maria Montessori took this idea that the human has a mathematical mind from a French philosopher Pascal and developed a revolutionary math learning material for children as young as 3 years old. Her mathematical materials allow the children to begin their mathematical journey from a concrete concept to abstract idea”. With reference to the above statement please discuss how these children utilize their mathematical mind as part of their natural progression‚ to reason‚ to calculate and estimate
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workplace. How does Montessori educate the creative potential of the child? Montessori was herself criticized in which she says “so called free drawing has no place in my system”. The Montessori approach is more complex. It can be described as an indirect preparation. She said to confer the gift of drawing we must create an eye that sees‚ a hand that obeys and a soul that feels; and in this task the whole life must cooperate. In the book Discovery of the Child Pg 285 Montessori said “we do not teach
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how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. Dr. Maria Montessori‚ basing on her scientific child observation‚ concluded that children learn and adjust to their surroundings on their own and by the means of inner powers (Montessori‚ 1966) they possess at birth: the Absorbent Mind (Montessori‚ 2007a)‚ human tendencies (Montessori‚ 1966) and sensitive periods (Montessori‚ 1966). Essential skills acquisition and adjustment occurs in the first six years of life and
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question is "discuss how montessori cultural subjects extend the child’s knowledge and understanding of the world. " i just finished my essay.. please tell me whether it make sense... i will love to have anyone of u to help editing it... as my english essay writing skill is terrible.. here is my essay : Maria Montessori called her plan for the young child the “Cosmic Curriculum”. Cosmic in this context means comprehensive‚ holistic and purposeful. Cultural Activities in a Montessori environment are used
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Dr Montessori emphasizes the importance of the development of imagination. How do cultural activities in a Montessori prepared environment aid in the development…. The ability to imagine is a unique human experience and deserves to be nurtured and encouraged. Dr. Maria Montessori believed that the development of the child’s imagination and creativity are inborn powers within the child that develops as his mental capacities are established through his interaction with the environment. The cultural
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communication ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. The History of Language It is a human tendency to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is in the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚ and soon‚ the powers that come with language were revealed. The evolution of the human language began when communication was done through pictograms or pictures
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‘How far do Sources 2 and 3 support the impression given in Source 1 of the way Bevan dealt with the medical profession in 1948? Explain your answer‚ using the evidence of sources 1‚ 2 and 3.’ The impression that source one gives is that Bevan forced the National Health Service on doctors in 1948. Details from the source show this impression through the size of Bevan compared to the doctors. The size of Bevan shows us how powerful Bevan was in compared to the small size of the doctors’ who have
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At birth‚ the human being’s physical development is (more or less) complete However‚ Dr Montessori said that the new born child is psychologically still in an embryonic state – his inner development is incomplete. For this reason‚ she said that the human being is a ‘spiritual embryo’ when he is born. After birth‚ the child’s task is to create him/herself. The child does this through his interactions with his environment‚ and therefore‚ we must provide the child with an environment which
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Why did Maria Montessori encourage the development of imagination rather than fantasy? Why not fantasy under the age of 6 years old? How can we stimulate imagination and its productivity? Give detailed relevant examples. “Imagination extends man beyond his wildest dreams-fantasy will ultimately limit him.” There is difference between Fantasy and imagination that people seem to misunderstand and the value that each has to the child’s development. Imagination is the ability to conceptualise objects
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Montessori referred to the young child (from birth to six) as having an absorbent mind‚ in that children literally absorb information of all kinds from their environment effortlessly‚ much like a sponge. Montessori believed that‚ to develop the full potential of a young child‚ one must appeal to his instinctive love of and need for purposeful activity. She
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