Montessori vs. Traditional Education
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Montessori Education
- Observing, judging, discovering
- Teacher in background
- Individual, small-group instruction
- Mixed-age grouping
- Cooperative interactions
- Self-Correcting Materials
- Individually-paced learning
- Many multi-sensory materials
- Emphasis on independence
- Emphasis on independent learning
- Movement in the classroom encouraged
- Choice maximized
- Self-motivation, self-discipline
Traditional Daycare
- Memorizing and reciting
- Teacher central in classroom
- Large-group instruction
- Same-age grouping
- Competitive interactions
- Teacher corrections
- Group-paced learning
-Limited sensory materials
- Emphasis on conformity
- Emphasis on teacher-directed instruction
- Movement in classroom discouraged
- Choices minimized
- Initiative de-emphasized, focus on rewards and punishments