{"id":673,"date":"2020-11-04T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T16:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montessorilearning.ca\/?p=673"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:06:45","slug":"differences-between-montessori-and-early-childhood-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montessorilearning.ca\/differences-between-montessori-and-early-childhood-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Montessori and Mainstream Early Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDEPENDENCE!<\/b><\/p>\n

When did you ever hear that to be of importance in Early Childhood Education<\/a>.\u00a0 If anything most adults believe their role to be to do as much as possible for the child.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How often do we hear the child say, \u201cME DO\u201d!\u00a0 The adult wants to help, the child wants to do.\u00a0 The adult wants a quicker outcome, the child is enjoying the process of DOING AND BEING.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the core difference of Montessori and Mainstream Education.\u00a0 Montessori Education is in service to the child\u2019s innate need to become independent.\u00a0 If they did not have this desire \u2013 they would have a challenging time learning to walk.\u00a0 Think about it \u2013 a life long skill like walking \u2013 and the child found the intrinsic motivation to look for support and eventually walk.\u00a0 We don\u2019t teach them \u2018how to walk\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The child is born with unimaginative powers to learn.\u00a0 We adults have to learn to support them in a manner that facilitates their natural development and not disturb this natural course.\u00a0 This applies to every area of the child\u2019s development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Montessori Classrooms<\/a> provide an environment that fosters the child\u2019s natural desire to become independent.\u00a0 As the child grows into an independent being, they develop self confidence, self esteem and the physical muscular skills to manoeuvre through a variety of activities necessary for their cognitive development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Independence is the focal point of the child\u2019s development and very few adults find it natural to foster this in the child.\u00a0 Therefore it becomes necessary, that Montessori educators and parents if they so wish to be trained to refrain from becoming an obstacle in the child\u2019s growth and instead become the facilitator – the guide.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Montessori\u2019s work was not patented and therefore it is only through training and continuously self \/ professional development that most educators set a strong example of Independence in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

When searching for an authentic and strong Montessori program look for:<\/strong><\/p>\n