Summary of Maria Montessori and The Montessori programs

Document Type:Research Paper

Subject Area:Education

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Her ultimate concern was to preserve the dignity of children and esteemed the growth of productivity and independence. The Montessori programs are characterized by a provision of carefully designed and well-arranged learning resources and experiences that ensure the active involvement of children. The teacher's primary task is to guide, direct and observe how children are learning as opposed to instructing and thus a teacher is either referred to as a director or a directress. The program also advocates for children-size furniture for easier delivery. In a classroom, the children are grouped according to their abilities and age, i. Practical hand-skills such as zipping, buttoning, gardening and cutting enable children not only to take care of themselves and to be useful in a lifetime but also to take care of the environment.

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