Traditional vs Montessori

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The benefits of a Montessori education are numerous. A few examples of how Montessori education varies from traditional education can be seen here:
MONTESSORI TRADITIONAL
Children of different ages are grouped together Children are grouped in classrooms by age
Emphasis is on the child Emphasis on teacher
Child reinforces own learning by repetition and feeling successful Learning is reinforced externally by directed repetition, rewards and punishments
Mainly individual instruction and mixed age grouping Mainly group instruction and not paying attention to the pace of each
Child is free to choose his own materials based on their own interests and abilities Teacher chooses materials for children
Child discovers concepts by him/herself from self teaching materials Child is guided by teacher with materials chosen by teacher and child’s interest are rarely considered
Child works as long as he/she desires Child generally is assigned a time frame to do his/her work
Materials are designed to provide the child feedback and child discovers his own errors If work needs to be corrected, the errors are pointed out by teacher
Multi sensory materials for physical manipulation There are few materials for sensory exploration
Organized program for learning about self-care and taking care of environment Self-care and care of environment left primarily to parents
Children work where they choose, talks at will without disturbing others and moves around freely Children are assigned a chair, to sit and listen to group lesson.
The learning process develop cognitive structures and social skills The learning program focuses on memorizing and the ability to correctly remember a lesson

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