An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Materials

[lordLudwigIII]

this brings back memories



[lordLudwigIII]

this brings back memories

[gtrierweiler]

Authentic Montessori programs are characterized by peace and calm, self-directed working children, grace and courtesy-- not brattiness at all. In fact, I am an experienced child psychologist and I haven't seen anything to match it anywhere. Of course, anyone can call their school a Montessori school. In my experience, teachers must be well-trained in the method to implement it well.

I also completely disagree about the typical public school bring more "real world." Learning in the real wo

[Mohammets]

I agree with some aspects of Montessori method. This math they teach seems ok. But the bratty children that the psychological aspect creates is enough reason to know not to send your kids to a Montessori school or any school for the gifted.

This system that everyone finds so intriguing is just flexing memory and mathematical muscles in the brain. That's neat and all, but they're going to learn the most in the real world. Public school is the real world. Montessori is trivial education.

[ericedvid2]

Many Montessori schools are public schools. In Cincinnati you can go from preschool through high school as a Montessori student. Montessori generally is not considered a "gifted" approach. In fact, Montessori developed her methods working with poor children in Italy and India. I imagine you are basing your opinion on some personal experience, but I don't share it. I have been videotaping in Montessori schools for 20 years and the students tend to be the opposite of bratty.

[ItsybitsyspiderMamma]

@Mohammets .... wow, your non-expertise is obvious

[divasivad74]

@Mohammets

Funny, Montessori that I teach, isn't just for "gifted children". Montessori holds the belief that all children have gifts. It's the job of a conscious teacher to find out those gifts & interests of each child to connect the child to the environment which is based on the real world around them. I don't know of any other time in life when one is in an environment with 20-35 people the same age doing the same thing except in traditional schools. What world do you live in?

[tabnnadya]

@Mohammets I'm not sure how point a, the math materials facilitate learning led to point b., that the children are bratty? Montessori is not for the gifted per se, and the materials were developed for challenged children. The activities are good for most children. If the philosophy is implemented properly, the kids clean up after themselves, are considerate of others, serve and help those who are in need or younger, and are respectful and think critically. What's bratty about that?

[bmkuczma1]

@Mohammets "Public school is the real world" is one of the most ignorant things I have ever heard. It's real if you're gonna work in a cubicle the rest of your life, that's about it.

[articlepk]

very good educational video.....:)

[moyga]

I wish I learned maths this way as a child! I'm extremely visual.

[djdnauk1977]

@moyga me too! looks great

[mrsmuyalde]

I'd love to use montessori method, but from what I saw is that the materials are so expensive.. and to learn how to teach it is also expensive... how can I learn to apply it at an unexpensive or no cost way and practice it at the same time with the materials?

Can anybody help me with these? I saw from this video that the children are amazing.. and I would like to impart it to my pupils ages 3 - 7 yrs old (some are 2yrs old ). Please Help! Thanks!

[amapolamartinez]

you do need to invest to take the training. AMI (which is the original Montessori training founded by Maria Montessori) training has summer programs that allow you to pay the training in sections.

Once you are in the training and get a good understanding of the materials, you can make them yourself, which would be cheaper that buying them all.

[Stealth4Health]

You don't need to spend much to use the montessori philosophy.

The important thing is that you have the child FEEL and MANIPULATE the materials, as long as the materials do serve the purpose, it matters little what they are.

As stated by other people, you need training to be a "true" montessori teacher. If you like, you can send me a private message and I would be happy to share my experience.

[willandkellie]

I make a lot of my own tools.

For the math, I use individual beads, string 10 on pipe cleaners, & the 100 is challenging, but I do the same w/ the ten beads on the pipe cleaner, then stran them with fishing line. I have not done the thousands, but I think I would glue 10 sets of the 100 beads to a piece of paper then glue that paper to another set until you come up w/ 1000. WIth the letters/#, I cut out letters from sand paper & glued them on the back of an old wooden puzzle board.

[florydory]

@mrsmuyalde

Some people make their own materials (there are books on the subject, many templates, and some Yahoo groups that share information and patterns).

Materials are also often available on ebay, etc.

When compared to the costs of textbooks or traditional teacher training programs, Montessori is actually LESS expensive.

[adoreabubbles]

@mrsmuyalde I am currently studying to become a montessori teacher. You will be very surprised at how easy it is to make most of the montessori materials at a very low cost.

[Treemeadowsbackup]

I went to a school that used some Montessori materials. It was great. It really sunk the info in.

[LizagneLuke]

This is great!!

[54spiritedwill54]

brilliant vid

[YajyuamProctionXiong]

this is a great diveo....

[wdcort]

great video

[MattBronsil]

Your videos are fantastic. Thank you.