What are some differences between traditional learning methods and the Montessori method?
There are many differences, including: • Montessori programs work on three-year cycles. Children stay in the same classroom and have the same teacher for three years. • Montessori classrooms have children of mixed ages. Multi-age classrooms encourage cooperative learning and allow for broad emotional and social development. • Because children develop and master skills at their own pace, Montessori students work according to their developmental levels rather than their biological ages. • The Primary role of the Montessori teacher is not the transmission of information, but rather to nurture development and to guide activities, resources, and materials that allow the child to take the next step in learning. • Montessori students are always free to move around the classroom instead of staying at desks. There is no limit to how long a child can work on a lesson, and the lessons are taught to one student or to a small group of students. • The Montessori teaching materials are unique. Most w
