Montessori

True or False: Montessori has religious affiliations.

True

False. The word Montessori can often be confused with the word monastery; a community of monks living under religious vows which people connect with religion. Montessori is actually derived from Maria Montessori, the Italian physician who developed the learning method.

True or flase: Montessori is expensive.

False. Many people associate Montessori with wealth and a private school education, but more recently public, tuition-free Montessori schools are popping up in communities across the globe.

True or false: Montessori teachers don’t teach.

True

False. Montessori teachers act as a guide to a child’s independence. The teacher presents a material and the child is free to explore it and learn through self-correcting materials. The teacher’s observation of the child helps to plan for future lessons.

True or false: Montessori is all play and no work.

True

False. Maria Montessori believed that play is the work of the child. Through curiosity, the child is able to explore their environment and work with desired materials at their own pace.

True or false: Montessori children will not be able to transition to traditional schools well.

True

False: Montessori children are able to more easily adapt to change. The grace and courtesy lessons that they are taught in Montessori helps them to easily adjust to meeting new people. Although some have questioned the academic rigor, Montessori children have proven to out-test children in traditional schools.

True or false: Montessori curriculum is not rigorous enough.

True

False. Montessori curriculum is presented in a cross-curricular approach so children are often learning more than one content area at a time on a deeper level. Research projects allow for further exploration of a topic and allows the child to follow their interests as well.

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