(1) The main features of children's development view
The main characteristics of Montessori's concept of children's development are: ① attaching importance to early education; ② It is believed that children's psychological development has rhythm, stages and regularity; ③ It is emphasized that the impulse of vitality is the motive force of children's psychological development, and that the normal development of children's psychology must depend on the timely and reasonable arrangement of environment and education. All these reflect the characteristics of the new educational thoughts sweeping Europe and America at that time, and are also the continuation of the new children's education initiated by Rousseau more than 100 years ago.
(2) Reflect the characteristics of new education.
As the representative of new education, Montessori advocated the concept of children's education development, which reflected the requirements and theoretical characteristics of new education, and cultivated children's observation ability, aesthetic ability and innovative spirit on the basis of paying attention to children's education. Attach importance to the development of children's interest and thinking ability, instill the concept of bourgeois democratic cooperation in morality, so as to cultivate children's sense of responsibility and enterprising spirit. The specific manifestations are as follows: First, enhance the inner spiritual strength of children; Second, respect children's personality development; Third, children's talents are freely displayed; Fourth, encourage children to control themselves; Fifth, cultivate children's cooperative spirit of serving the society; Sixth, develop the rhythm of education for boys and girls; Seventh, children are required to respect others and maintain individualism.