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Genevieve
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 6:08am \| IP Logged

I found a series of articles on Montessori Education here. Below excerpts are from the article, Montessori Elementary is different

Montessori Is Different

When you walk into a Montessori elementary classroom, you may see a small group sitting on the floor, with an adult facilitating a lesson. Other children will be working individually or with partners or in groups of three or four.

There are shelves full of science experiments and models and other handson project materials. There are cartons and cabinets full of card materials and research project outline forms to help children remember the steps in finding things out for themselves. There are various collections of textbook and other reference materials laid out within convenient reach of the hands-on project materials. And every child has a form to help him track his daily progress as he fulfills his work contract, covering subject by subject step by step according to the individualized path that he and his teacher have agreed to.

And the room is full of pleasant chatter, the cheerful buzz of meaningful, interesting work. There is the look and sound of respect for work in an atmosphere of congenial dignity.

Another exerpt:

In Montessori elementary, every child knows from experience that the teacher will not "dispense all the information so that she is sure the students get it." Every child knows that he is not expected blindly "to memorize and regurgitate," as in traditional education. Every child knows that his studies will not be circumscribed by the limits imposed by the teacher's own research. Every child knows that he has "the opportunity to carry his study far beyond the reaches of the teacher's own knowledge" (Duffy & Duffy, 2002, p. 34).

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Posted: May 25 2007 at 9:25am \| IP Logged

Sounds nice! I look forward to reading the whole lot!

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Posted: May 25 2007 at 9:30am \| IP Logged

Thanks Genevieve, looks like some great reading. I especially like the quotes above, very intuitive.

Thanks for sharing!!

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