Maria montessori (1870— 1952) is a world-famous preschool educator. The Montessori education law she founded is systematic and scientific, with practical means. It can be called "the milestone of contemporary preschool education".
Characteristics of Montessori teaching method
1, mainly children:
Take children as the center, create a "children's world" for children, and let children "be themselves" independently.
2. Provide enough teaching AIDS;
Children learn by their senses, and Montessori classroom provides children with a wealth of teaching materials and teaching AIDS (including natural and humanistic ……) to induce children's interest in autonomous learning.
3. Education without "teaching":
Education without "teaching" opposes the traditional teacher-centered cramming education, and advocates providing a good learning environment and bright and rich teaching AIDS, so that children can actively contact with learning and form wisdom.
4, grasp the sensitive period of learning:
Children aged 0-6 will have preferences for different things at different growth stages, which is the so-called "sensitive period for children". Montessori pre-school education law emphasizes mastering the "sensitive period" of children and giving them appropriate guidance.
5. Teachers are in the position of assisting enlightenment:
Teachers must give up the traditional self-righteous way of education, but give children timely help and guidance, so that children can become the main body of education, use their brains and tap their potential.
6, the purpose of education:
"The purpose of education is not only to spread knowledge, it also has a new development direction, and that is to release human potential. When did you start this kind of education? My answer is that such education should be carried out from birth, because people have unlimited potential from birth. "