| The Montessori home schooling method was
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| | responsibilities that come with having
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| developed by Dr. Maria Montessori in the
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| | freedom.
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| early 1900s to educate children from poor
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| | The entire approach used in Montessori
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| families in San Lorenzo Rome. Dr.
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| | home schooling method is that children
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| Montessori developed a method of teaching
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| | learn in an entirely different way than
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| children as children, rather than smaller
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| | adults. Lessons are specially structured
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| adults. Instead of pigeonholing children
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| | to children's needs, and the natural way
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| into the common institutionalized methods
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| | that they learn to give children the best
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| such as grading and testing, the
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| | advantage in both an academic, and social
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| Montessori home schooling method allows
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| | learning environment.
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| children develop their talents, takes
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| | Montessori Method Lessons
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| note of weaknesses, and encourages
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| | The Montessori method ensures that a
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| children to develop both their
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| | child is never given an activity without
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| weaknesses, and natural talents in their
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| | being shown how it is of use to them.
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| own time.
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| | After the activity has been demonstrated,
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| The Montessori home schooling method is
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| | the child is then given the freedom to
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| taught to children from as early as
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| | use this newly acquired knowledge with no
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| birth, and can go as high as year 12
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| | limits, other than their own imagination,
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| education. Rather than grading, feedback
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| | or when the materials or child has a risk
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| and analysis is usually provided in the
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| | of being a danger to themselves or those
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| form of a list or narration of the
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| | around them.
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| child's talents, and weaknesses. An
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| | Each activity is carefully selected, and
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| emphasis on and an approach to improving
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| | will pave the way for later activities,
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| the child's weaknesses are then taken, as
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| | and concepts. Children are encouraged to
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| education progresses.
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| | repeat an activity as many times as they
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| The wonderful thing that the Montessori
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| | want to, until they become bored with it.
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| home schooling method offers a child is a
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| | At this stage, it is a sign that the
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| focus on what the child needs as an
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| | child is ready to start the next
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| individual, rather than pre-set needs for
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| | activity.
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| the class as a whole. Learning is done at
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| | There is never a prescribed time table,
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| the child's own pace, and teachers take
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| | or period in which children are meant to
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| the role of a guide rather than a
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| | learn certain concepts, or lessons, the
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| lecturer. One of the main goals that this
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| | speed that these are learned will depend
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| method uses is to encourage children to
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| | entirely on the child, and when they feel
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| keep their natural joy of learning,
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| | ready to move on. However, there is a set
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| without pressuring them to compete with
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| | sequence of learning activities that are
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| each other and learn when they are not
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| | used for lessons. The Montessori home
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| yet ready, or mature enough.
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| | schooling method was originally designed
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| Through this method of teaching, children
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| | as a schooling system, but it is a very
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| are encouraged to be independent, and are
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| | popular method that is often scaled down
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| given freedom with some set limits and
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| | and used by parents for home schooling.
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