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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do Montessori teachers research other methods of teaching or do they strictly follow Montessori methods only? As a parent, I find education fascinating and pull from many different theorists and teachers. I think it would be hard as a teacher to only stick by one person's methodology. On the play-based question, Vygotsky in particular spoke about the importance of social interaction in learning and encouraged scaffolding for social skills, yet the Montessori response here was that social skills come naturally and need little intervention. Obviously even great educational minds differ.[/quote]

I am the other Montessori poster (not OP.)

I pull from different teaching methods to enhance the Montessori curriculum. Maria Montessori believed in "following the child"....and sometimes this means incorporating different philosophies for different children's strengths, weaknesses, learning styles, interests, etc.

*I always say that the educational philosophy being taught is only as good as the TEACHER that is in the classroom!!!*[/quote]

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