Reply to The decline of play based pre-school, rise of sensory and other major issues, Montessori is not good

Forum Index » Preschool and Daycare Discussion

Reply to "The decline of play based pre-school, rise of sensory and other major issues, Montessori is not good"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I am confused - the article you linked to does not even mention Montessori. The article talks about the importance of sensory-based learning experiences as opposed to more "academic" learning experiences in early childhood education. There is a whole section of the curriculum in Montessori  for sensorial experiences.

I think a popular misconception is that there is no "fun" in Montessori because when people take tours, the classrooms are relatively quiet in comparison to loud, screaming chaos. But it's relatively peaceful because the kids are "in the zone" -- they're often so absorbed and interested in what they are doing that they are totally focused on their activity. They select their activities or work based on their interest, fostering self-confidence and independent thought - the work is not foisted on them because everyone has to do the same thing in the class at the same time. The last time I was in a Montessori elementary classroom a few of the kids were writing a play together, one kid was doing research about Presidents because she was currently obsessed with Presidents, a few more were in a group working on some art project about the Pleistocene era, and a couple of kids came up to the teacher and asked if they could put an insect they had found under a microscope and examine it. Hardly mindless robots.

Also, I hate to trot this out because it's old hat by this point, but the founders of Google were Montessori kids and have cited their Montessori education as part of what helped shape their way of thinking, particularly the focus on fostering independence and choosing your own work.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics