Monday, January 4, 2016

Montessori Education - An Introduction


Dr. Christine Johns, superintendent of the Utica School District in Michigan, has dedicated much of her tenure to increasing opportunities and choices for students. At the elementary level, Superintendent Dr. Christine Johns offers families the option of a Montessori education as an alternative to the traditional classroom.

Montessori stands out as a child-focused pedagogy that capitalizes on a child's natural curiosity and interest in learning. The approach stemmed from the observations of the method's pioneer, Maria Montessori, who discovered that self-directed learning in a carefully designed environment led children to a deeper understanding of subjects and how they relate. From this knowledge, Montessori developed an educational method that allows children to follow their curiosity and engage with materials specifically designed to foster discovery.

Montessori education features multi-age classroom groupings in which children help each other learn. Teachers prepare the environment and guide the children toward lessons that best suit their development at a particular point in time. Children choose from the lessons offered to become fully formed individuals capable of self-direction and an integrated understanding of material across subject areas.

1 comment:

  1. Montessori toys are better things to motivate kids. They can easily receive everything with help of learning tools and educational toys. Now there are so many type of learning tools and educational toys. I know Kidadvance Montessori provides many types of educational toys. . The small children always love to have an interesting learning. it is also important to provide different tools for mathematics learning tools for kids.

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