Turning Education Inside out (Judy Dempsey)

The start to Montessori Schools

• Montessori schools were started by Dr. Montessori.
• Dr. Montessori wanted to give children a positive outlet that would allow for development to be aided.
• During the development, Dr. Montessori had completed valuable research leading to understanding developmental periods.

Understanding the developmental periods allowed for a prepared environment to be introduced.

Montessori Classrooms

• Montessori classrooms are based off of age groups.
• The classroom also functions with small groups, allowing for children to use group knowledge.
• The classrooms are made to be an open environment.
• They consist of open shelving with materials that the children can use freely.

Montessori Classrooms

• These classrooms consist of three year age gaps.
• This is to create a family like structure to aid development on multiple levels.
• Montessori classrooms stress cosmic curriculum to provide a sense of societal worth.

Montessori Classrooms (Continued)

• Cirriculum also involves self esteem building, so children can understand they are making bad choices instead of being the mistake themselves.

Why do Montessori Schools work?

• Montessori Schools work because children want to learn but need to learn at their own pace avoiding the disruption of developmental periods.
• Teachers in these schools aid the children to understand that no one is always right about everything. (There is room to learn new things)

Why do Montessori Schools work? (CONT..)

• Teachers also provide a range in materials allowing for children that are behind or ahead to feel they are gaining knowledge.
• Practical life skills are implemented to aid in development of being a member of society and a classroom.

How to recognize authentic Montessori Schools

• Look for affliations the schools may have
• Look for training or certification teachers and the school have.
• Look for accrediation.
• Ask to look into a classroom, you should see materials avilable at student level and clean rooms.
• Ask to observe, while doing so you should see children engaged in the class and the teachers should blend in with students.

Ask to observe, while doing so you should see children engaged in the class and the teachers should blend in with students.

Parents

• Parents provide past knowledge of factors that may interfere with learning.
• There are three types of parents. (Helicopter, Zamboni, and hummingbird)

Picture References

• Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Montessori schools. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Montessori-schools.
• Looking for a New School? Think Montessori. Houston Newcomers Guide. (2017, December 18). https://houstonnewcomerguides.com/looking-for-a-new-school-think-montessori....
• Montessori Philosophy. The Learning Nest. (2019, February 13). https://www.mylearningnest.com/montessori-philosophy/.