Why is Montessori Training still relevant today?
What are Montessori Teachers Taught? “The first thing required of a teacher is that she be rightly disposed for her task… it is not sufficient to have a merely theoretical knowledge of education .” – Dr Maria Montessori – 1. Montessori Philosophy and Methods The principles of child development are the main focus that enables us to understand Montessori philosophy and theories. We do not want to have complacent children, but eager, independent and joyful ones. As Montessori said “We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind” Teachers are taught the Montessori philosophy and approach to education. The specific ways of using the Montessori Apparatus in a specially prepared environment. 2. Montessori Curriculum ( Exercises of Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics and Cultural ) The development and the process of learning through scie
