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