An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Materials

This is an excerpt of a 23 minute program available from Educational Video Publishing.
www.edvid.com. Educational Video Publishing produces videos for the American Montessori Society.

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• Montessori
• Montessori Curriculum
• 3-6 Montessori

[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.

[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!

[lordLudwigIII]

this brings back memories

[lordLudwigIII]

this brings back memories

[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.

[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?

[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?

[ItsybitsyspiderMamma]

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

[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.

[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