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I just learned that the closest one to me is FREE! For elementary charter school it is free unless you need after school care- that costs ... but even that is the same price as after school at regular schools! I’m trying to figure out a way to move closer so that we can take our 4th and 5th graders and enroll them! I’m so excited that I can give my boys this opportunity!
Montessori philosophy focuses on training children to be independent in movement, learning and thought. Being a Montessori teacher, I am proud seeing my children making their own decisions everyday! In the classroom, there is no racing, no winning, children just do their best.
If you are sending your child to a Montessori school. Think about it this way, the way the children learn through this maybe be beneficial, but there is not Montessori university. Your kids will come out weird. They just won’t be used to a university if they do choose that path. You don’t learn things like a normal school would.
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@@Iyadkay I think they write notes on what each kid has shown they can do on their own and what they're struggling with. Much better than giving an A, B, C grade that tells you they did their homework and behaved in class. Wish I went to such a school.
M D that’s not what he means, I love the whole idea behind it but in hindsight I think I’m happy my parents sent me to a “normal” school, I would never have the chances in the job market if I hadn’t taken the same path
@ well I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume she means that Montessori doesn't really quite fit into the current educational system which I agree with, but also she says how she thinks that it is a good system itself. It's just putting those kids in a bit of an uncomfortable situation trying to adapt to the current system if they wanna go to a university in which case she definitely has a point. If I'm misinterpreting you Hanna then please say so
I attended a Montessori preschool from 2003-2005. I will ALWAYS look back lovingly on my school, my classmates, and my teachers at my Montessori school. What a priceless learning experience it was for me! I can say without a doubt that I have remained an independent learner throughout my life and have also continued to hold a respect and regard for the environment and people around me. And now that I’m 24 and gearing up for marriage and children in the next few years, I’d like to continue the Montessori tradition for my family.
Letting children learn at their own pace is of great importance! As a English Teacher in a Montessori classroom the dynamics are of great use. They learn so fast and we act as helpers more than peers. ☺️
Montesorri schools are amazing. We sit anywhere, I don't see anybody sad. We have breaks and things. We have a review that we can do throughout the week. I get to ask my sixth graders to help, and to help the lower kids. My teacher just writes the things we should do and says "okay do these when you want" and its interesting. I get to use stuff to help. We wear slippers and socks, we read when we want. It is amazing and I recommend these to anybody reading -happy fifth grader in a montesorri school
Is there Montesorri high schools, I’m 12 and I really want to go to one because I know I’ll preform better but I don’t know if there montesorri high schools.
i attended montesorri preschool, your explanation only explains how "normal" kids are treated. the teachers were impatient with me and everybody miscluded me for no reason at all. i hate montesorri
Being that most of my life I've been very low income, this appeals to me a lot. I have an interview today for working in one of these schools and have worked in public schools over the years. I can't wait to see the difference in how the children learn and thrive at a Montessori School
Montessori is absolutely the best way to "do" education. I run an authentic Montessori Adolescent Program (12-15 years) in the middle of a small mainstream public high school in Victoria, Australia. It is the best, most valuable work I could imagine doing and it is such a privilege working alongside the next generation of wonderful young people. If only it was the standard for all education?! We can have hope. Please keep spreading the message - keep sharing the joy of learning.
I totally agree. Do the kids you in the program have prior Montessori schooling or are some new to it? Great work. Lets hope it can be embraced by more schools.
Is there any study that suggests that the Montessori way is better than the traditional way of schooling? Do all the students that attend these school have a higher success rate in intergrating into society and do they enter into professions or take leadership roles? I’m just curious.
I have a 3 years old daughter. I am thinking to move her to Montessori School , it's one option but I am afraid that when she will start to learn more complicated subject like maths , chemistry ,physics ,etc. it won't work so good . And after if we will need to move and go to a traditional school maybe it will be hard for her. Can you give me an advise? We live in Panamá.
@@MyLady22 There's no evidence showed that children attended in a Montessori school are better than others. It's a teaching method, just like waldorf and Reggio Emilia, etc.
GOOD JOB! I own 2 Montessori Schools in Malaysia. We are doing our best to have more activities suitable for the children and have activities that train their senses and care for the environment. Recently, we designated Friday as a day for gardening!
Nancy Tee I am a big advocate for Froebel’s Kindergarten Gifts and Occupations which existed decades before Montessori. I am applying these ideas in China. Please invite me to share at your schools Jerry Marciniak
I'm curious how you've been able to acquire special materials and props to cover such a wide curriculum and subject range. Also, I'm having difficulty accepting that a child left alone will self-teach themselves math, history, or geography to the extent that is required by state standards.
@@junodonatus4906 Here’s the thing ❤️ Montessori is learning through play. It is allowing your child’s interests to play a role into their homeschooling journey. My son has autism, so we are not going over materials that are beyond his comprehension level. He learns Art, Math through hands on manipulative and sensory work, Language Arts including handwriting following a simplified version of it (lowercase letters first, grouping letters by stroke, etc) Health and Hygiene importance, Music and Movement and so much more. It’s all about teaching in the way your child learns. Even with him having special needs, not helping with secondary tasks such as putting something on the counter, throwing away trash, cleaning up, etc has a miraculous impact. We don’t have much money to work with, so we simply allow him to learn measurements through baking and cooking, lots and LOTS of outdoor play on his playground and nature walks, etc. There’s a lot of Montessori Marie rams and toys online that are extremely expensive, so I always advise dollar store and DIY.
I went to a Montessori preschool. It was great. There were a ton of activities on Trays, some were reading, some were math, some you could only do at free time. There was always a huge line for color mixing tray where you had eyedroppers and the primary colors and you could mix them
I love Montessori! I am still just a teenager but I work at a Montessori school with 3-6 year olds. I have a few major learning disabilities and often call myself “stupid” but when I go to work my boss tells me that the kids can teach me! And have taught her a lot! Thank you for making this video! My goal is to just keep learning! The learning never stops!
I went to a Montessori school for the early years of my education and it's been the best thing my parents ever did for me. I've always been a fan of nontraditional education and sitting at a desk all day is so boring not to mention that I'm an old soul so a blended classroom setting really helped me.
I love the concept and feel that, after working within different educational systems, and created my own methodology, Montessori is something everybody should be exposed to. This method helps us reconsider the relationships within our own family by better understanding the way the brain develops.Thank you!
@@annekeown2289 I worked in a Montessori school for four years. It’s perfect for them. In fact I believe it’s the only education that best suits their developmental needs.
Though I myself didn't experience montessori school in my entire school life, I believe that this is the best school for my future kids from their pre-school to 12th grade
What a strange feeling! So, I remember that I studied my "garden level" in a Montessori garden, but I still don't remember exactly how I was educated. I began to have strange feelings while the video was explaining how is Montessori method, though
Simple and effective, the Montessori method empowers individuals to divd deeper to their curiosity and passions, I love it!! Thank you guys for the video ❤
My husband and I have seen the wonderful things montesorri education and positive parenting can do for many other families. We are trying to really get a good understanding of this philosophy so that we can implement it at home and are debating homeschooling through at least early education. Thank you for this overview.
Teach children Montessori way is amazing.So we are very glad to be a manufacture of montessori materials. As this job can help many children well educated!
If it makes you feel any better, it was at the time as well. Maria was a researcher, and this was a funded research project. The kids were considered throw-away kids and families who wouldn’t be educated anyway, in the traditional school system. It was an experiment that happened to work, and it was then picked up by corporate business owners. The method is used in public schools in the lower grades but research has found it to be less effective for higher grade students who need more structure. Our K-2 public school classrooms are Montessori based.
I went to a Montessori preschool and was very impressed. I also studied early childhood development independently and as part of the formal Swedish educational system. Creating an orderly but gentle environment and letting children gravitate toward the activities and curriculum that fits their developing personalities is an excellent way to educate. After all, the intelligence and maturity of children is greatly underestimated; They are little citizens who need to be protected and taught, yes, but who also should be heard and considered and allowed reasonable liberty to pursue their interests for their future career and lives.
But isn't that provided that children DO want to learn. I can't see acquiring an education (a well rounded one) if they are free to do what they want, which is what it sounds like. I don't think we can count on children to understand the value of many lessons and subjects and so they must be "forced" in a sense. And, that's not a bad thing as we get better when we struggle and when we are pushed. This is also how one acquires self-discipline. Another thing is, how practical is it for the real world, in which it often takes doing what we don't want to do to be successful.
@@junodonatus4906 Guided learning is important and useful to development skills. Was not trying to negate this point by my observation. Background of my thought and comment - my toddler has started montessori schooling and i see she is happy and open to be who she is and also talks about things she learned when she back home. Though she goes through separation anxiety being away from me, i sense she likes the school and what she does there and lot of credit goes to the learning environment and the teachers there. However my niece who is 5 and is going to a regular academic-focussed school is struggling with the transition from two years of online schooling during the pandemic to overly strict teachers and a traditional classroom env. She's become quiet in the evenings and cries sometimes. Even more due to the pandemic the transition to a school environment should be made smoother and Montessori methodologies have this in-built. That stands out to me.
@@sowmyamani1122 I understand your perspective. I just finished my first year of teaching sixth grade science (public school and high poverty level). I'm currently researching charter schools and the Montessori methodology came up so I wanted to know more about it. Upon watching this video I immediately thought of my former students who, if left to their own devices, would be playing video games and on their cell phones making TicTok videos rather than pursue career oriented knowledge within the classroom. I can, thus far, see self-guidance and choices incorporated into an overall education but not the whole of it. Again, coming from my recent (and limited) teaching experience. Way too many of my students thought of themselves as future gamers or TH-camrs to see the value of standard academics, and the latter is something I tried to instill in them whenever I could. That, fighting an attention span shortened by technology that provides instant answers and stimulation. As this video focused more on autonomy and choices, I was wondering where academic standards fit in to that, such as attainment of the appropriate grade-level reading skills, etc. The situation with your niece, btw, is unfortunate. In this day and age, strictness is being abandoned as a general practice in favor of a more loosely based environment in which cooperative learning is emphasized (Kagan structures for example). Even the tables are round to encourage interaction. I know that the administration at my school at least does recognize the underdeveloped social skills and classroom etiquette brought about by the isolation due to Covid. So we do take that into consideration as part of the reason for the behavior and classroom management challenges that we face.
@@sowmyamani1122 Also, I don't know if I'm a believer in no grading or homework, as it defines Montessori learning. The reason I say this is due to the work environment in the real world. Having a career is defined by being judged. Whether a nurse or a teacher, etc. we are graded on numbers, we have additional training (classes to take), and studying to do at home (on our time), and this trend continues throughout our careers. I think that students should be aware, and get used to the idea, that having a career includes sacrifice of a lot of personal time that would otherwise go to relationships. I feel that being graded and having homework acclimates them to that fact of life.
@@junodonatus4906 Aah. You make a good and passionate argument and am glad. I see that we are currently seeing the schooling practices through lens of the very different roles that we are playing in real life. You being a teacher deep in the system and me as a foot-just-in mum. The Montessori method where used in India is mostly only used until the end of kindergarten, and often after that becomes more academic focussed. And the reasons you state are important ones that run in parents' minds here too. For later schooling too over here, few schools allow children to learn in a more relaxed setting, fewer hours per day until the 5th or 6th grade with no homework. In many though, you begin hard core academics at 6 years. I wonder if this is too early. Should children be allowed to be with little classwork, not much or no homework atleast until the 5th grade after which you gradually increase the time spent on school work over the course of the next 3-4 grades? Just allow children to be children when they are younger? From what you say i realise that the economic background of the students also seems important, something i had not consciously thought of earlier in this context. Most middle class and upper middle class homes in India have teaching/learning inculcated into a home environment/psyche with the elders mostly all holding atleast a bachelors degree, so that most children do take their studying seriously, its like its the natural thing to do. Often even when their parents tell them to take it a little easy (from my limited exposure to urban families). But as you point out, in poorer india where the parents themselves are uneducated, the children have no role models to emulate at home and often drop out of middle school if not coerced to stay on with some incentive. Am glad your school is working on this segment of children and you seem to have a good, sensitive method to approach this. I hope you are all able to turn around the future of some of these children if not all. I wish you the best.
Thanks, this is really informative. My parents are sending me to a Montessori senior high this year and this video helped me understand the concept more.
I thought this video did a great job of capturing the essence of Montessori. I went to a Montessori school when I was a child, my 4 year old daughter is in one now, and hopefully her daughter or son eventually does the same! (Beautiful sketches, too)
Loved Montessori 😍 I highly reccomend to all parents it saved my childhood of Abuse dysfunctionality.I thank Montessori taking me into there umbrella,I had all the foundation to become terrible human being.Montessori my social worker gave me environment to be a child,success wise 🙏 ✨ . Hope Montessori can be more available to all income levels in future globally.
It's an Excellent way to guide the individuals toward a meaningful learning. How interesting that in educational institutes, the syllabus were designed to explore the vocation in children and deepen itin high school and college students. What great professionals we would have impacting positively the communities.
tbf idk in your countries but in mine, getting a certification as a montessori guide is really expensive. Montessori's have to be private, and the owner has to pay a good salary to the teachers, so sadly it has to be expensive otherwise it would be hard to maintain
that is cool. some of my teachers do something like this and it really helps to keep students interested and motivated in the subject and not to feel oppressed
As a Dad you like to show or explain things, but my kids mostly like to listen when I read their book or tell a free mind story, when my oldest daughter joined elementary school we changed the role: she read me from her book, a great idea. My children didn't want help for homework when I offered it. The son discovered how to program Lego Mindstorms Robot completely on his via our notebook PC and later took it to his elementary school class for teaching his friends. My 3 children visited Montessori Kinderhaus (Kindergarten), M. Elementary School, 2 girls also M. Gesamtschule (Abitur ~ High school?). I visited 1970-1980 a regularly school with typical frontal instruction teaching style.
Montessori education system seems pretty similar to the Waldorf one in terms of experimentation/practical learning and focus on the individual, but it seems to have no solid ideological foundations, which could provide a better preparation process for the adult life than the mainstream, academic ones, so it's fit just for the kindergarten period.
Montessori herself was a psychologist and there is science behind the ideology. There is extensive research and observation involved in all levels which as been proven over and over again. Children who complete the Montessori cycle are often above and beyond both academically and socially than those who receive a mainstream education. There are several books and scientific journal supporting Montessori including Montessori's own writings which give the psychology break down pretty clearly. Montessori and Waldorf do have some similarities but Waldorf if based in fantasy while Montessori is based in reality. There are also many other large differences. Pretty much the only similarities between the two are the freedom of the child and the use of natural materials.
Halle Cake do you think you would be behind in a regular public school setting ? I see test and grades are not used, would you think that you would be overwhelmed and not really understanding the concept ?
Wow thank you for this video! I found the Montessori method trough a book about it. 3 years ago I started watching this book every time I entered the bookstore. I didn't buy it cuz it was in the "Parents" section and I looked too young to have kids although I was very interested in the books about them. Now that I don't care about such things, I bought the book. It was a dream come true. I loved the method and would like to be a part of it one day as a pedagogue.
Отличная краткая и достаточно содержательная, без занудности, подача материала. Спасибо за перевод. Как- раз готовим семинар по анализу научных подходов в работе с детьми с ОВЗ. Обязательно использую в работе этот ролик. Для вступления - просто великолепно. Еще раз спасибо.
I like many ideas of Montessori, for example, the idea of the Absorbent mind and the sense of agency. I agree with the point on the prepared environment and natural resources. What I disagree with (and I worked in Montessori kindergarten) is the limited focus on imagination, STEM, creativity and loose parts. For that reason, I prefer Forest Schools, Reggio Emilia approach and Anji play.
Hi, and thank you for the insightful video. Based on the little bit of information that I've learned so far about Montessori, her system is admirable. Children thrive better when they have some form of autonomy and are more receptive to authority as well.
I hate my Montessori school. It doesn't provide me with learning tools that I need for me to personally grow and absorb more knowledge than I've gained. I'm learning everything again and again. It doesn't fit with my primary school because I only went to a Montessori secondary school. They're unclear and leave planning to kids at age 11/12. I didn't knew how to plan. I do know now, but I learned it myself. I learned more from watching netflix than taking English classes. I learned more chemistry on youtube than in classes. I never know what's going on, it's chaotic. The idea is beautiful, but here in the Netherlands the execution sucked.
I think that's kind of the point. It encourages self-lead learning. You learned chemistry on youtube. That's good! You took the initiative to teach yourself something. That's the whole point. :)
You went to a Montessori secondary school, but didn't have the foundation of previously being in a Montessori primary school? Did you have support from your parents through the transition? I think something in your particular situation failed you, not the education method itself. I'm sorry to hear you had a rough time. Your story is word for word what I would say about my experience in normal publicly funded schools in Canada. And this is why I will be sending my son TO Montessori. I think it all comes down to the child's support system regardless of the school method.
I am so sad I will have to start tradition school in the fall because we do not have any montisorri high schools within 500 miles of my house. I'm gonna miss you montisorri!
My thoughts are that no one seems to be able to explain what it is. I am fairly interested and have been trying to gain information but I keep hearing the same things; 'teaches kids to be independent, self reliant, free thinkers, explore the world around them,' etc. Almost as if they are all getting the answer from the same pamphlet. Is it just putting kids in a large open room and entertain themselves?
This video is taking about that children should be provided materials that will help them learn and develop and give them the skils that they need for later on in life.
Maybe pre-school but beyond that, I think there needs to be some kind of structure. I rather learn what I didn't thoroughly enjoy than not learn well because of this system.
My experience with my daughter was horrible - there was no structure and even no knowledge which class is going to happen on everyday of school most of the time children were playing but not learning - my daughter was very slow compared to other children same age - most children have big difficulties in adapting themselves to a collage or Highschool as they have to deliver their work without getting “playtime”
I school at montesorri.. graduating in a week.. I wish it was like what I have seen in this video but it was only like that for me from grade 1 to half of grade 2 and then it changed to just a normal school
My sister was kicked out of Montessori school because the teachers didn’t know how to deal with her ADHD. My parents ended up sending me to public school cuz I wasn’t learning anything (I have ADD). Sure this type of learning might help some kids with special needs but I find it absolutely insulting the way they treated my sister and how there was absolutely no guidance when I needed it the most.
My whole family ADHD/ADD so I can completely relate to your issues experienced in the schooling system. I am curious, how many years ago did your sister experience this issue at Montessori school?
So I’m studying to be a kindergarten teacher( pedagog) and I have a PowerPoint to write about the different teaching methods between Montessori and reggio emilia. I still think both are similar in a way. But feel free to help me out
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I would love my children to attend but I just saw the prices online and I wouldn't be able to afford them specially being a single mother of 2, how much I would love for my kids to attend 😫 do you take Action for Children?
What does it feel to be in a Montessori School? We had a special section in my past elementary school tho.... but we're just focused on work.... especially those written/performance activities and tests.... and... the heavy amount of homeworks we receive....that results for me still being dependent...because during my years there... our parents can't leave us by ourselves or we still needed their help in order to accomplish our work like group performances, most of my classmates there have protective parents and everytime when there's a problem in our class... they're there to socialize... most of my years there left me with anxiety, loneliness and fake relationships... that causes me to be a loner and so called killjoy by my classmates... I was a really shy, quiet person back then... I'm an introvert and anti-social...I've always avoided people...I didn't care what was happening in my surroundings at all and felt really numb at the end... Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk :v
What about the end of the year . I always was in public schools an we had to do things like star test or task test in order to be past up to the next level do y'all do the same ?
Great, I remember years ago passing this Montessori school, it seemed so secluded. This stayed with me all my life, Now as I look into opening a home for children, this is what I want. I wished this for my self, being raised in a public school that destroys creativity, they attempts to turns out conforming drones. Which is what we become if they are successful, although they are only following the rules handed to them. I actually saw a teacher destroy a student with no self esteem.
I went to an amazing Montessori school pre-k to 4th grade. However I moved and Found another Montessori school and it sucked. Eventually I went to a Public School
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I wish it was more accessible to families with lower-income like it originally was.
patience, it is a offer-demand problem...will be better in the next 10 years for sure
You can still have it at home 💕
I just learned that the closest one to me is FREE! For elementary charter school it is free unless you need after school care- that costs ... but even that is the same price as after school at regular schools! I’m trying to figure out a way to move closer so that we can take our 4th and 5th graders and enroll them! I’m so excited that I can give my boys this opportunity!
I agree ☝️
@@onelove5206 wow, lucky. The one closest to us is, 10k per yr.
Montessori philosophy focuses on training children to be independent in movement, learning and thought. Being a Montessori teacher, I am proud seeing my children making their own decisions everyday! In the classroom, there is no racing, no winning, children just do their best.
Could you please elaborate on the lack of grading. Do you assess learners?
If you are sending your child to a Montessori school. Think about it this way, the way the children learn through this maybe be beneficial, but there is not Montessori university. Your kids will come out weird. They just won’t be used to a university if they do choose that path. You don’t learn things like a normal school would.
@@Iyadkay I think they write notes on what each kid has shown they can do on their own and what they're struggling with. Much better than giving an A, B, C grade that tells you they did their homework and behaved in class. Wish I went to such a school.
M D that’s not what he means, I love the whole idea behind it but in hindsight I think I’m happy my parents sent me to a “normal” school, I would never have the chances in the job market if I hadn’t taken the same path
@ well I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume she means that Montessori doesn't really quite fit into the current educational system which I agree with, but also she says how she thinks that it is a good system itself. It's just putting those kids in a bit of an uncomfortable situation trying to adapt to the current system if they wanna go to a university in which case she definitely has a point. If I'm misinterpreting you Hanna then please say so
My 16 year old went to Montessori school as a child and she’s brilliant now. I’m a believer in the system for sure.
I attended a Montessori preschool from 2003-2005. I will ALWAYS look back lovingly on my school, my classmates, and my teachers at my Montessori school. What a priceless learning experience it was for me! I can say without a doubt that I have remained an independent learner throughout my life and have also continued to hold a respect and regard for the environment and people around me. And now that I’m 24 and gearing up for marriage and children in the next few years, I’d like to continue the Montessori tradition for my family.
I raised my child at home in a Montessori way. That was the best thing that I did for him until now. Love this methodology. ❤️
I wanna do this ti my child too
Letting children learn at their own pace is of great importance! As a English Teacher in a Montessori classroom the dynamics are of great use. They learn so fast and we act as helpers more than peers. ☺️
Montesorri schools are amazing. We sit anywhere, I don't see anybody sad. We have breaks and things. We have a review that we can do throughout the week. I get to ask my sixth graders to help, and to help the lower kids. My teacher just writes the things we should do and says "okay do these when you want" and its interesting. I get to use stuff to help. We wear slippers and socks, we read when we want. It is amazing and I recommend these to anybody reading -happy fifth grader in a montesorri school
ok fair enough personally i actually really like normal schools(i live in Australia)
As someone who has attended a Montessori school in the past, I can confirm this is accurate
wait what
thats cool
Is there Montesorri high schools, I’m 12 and I really want to go to one because I know I’ll preform better but I don’t know if there montesorri high schools.
i attended montesorri preschool, your explanation only explains how "normal" kids are treated. the teachers were impatient with me and everybody miscluded me for no reason at all. i hate montesorri
Being that most of my life I've been very low income, this appeals to me a lot. I have an interview today for working in one of these schools and have worked in public schools over the years. I can't wait to see the difference in how the children learn and thrive at a Montessori School
I'm a montessori teacher and is amazing how children develop themselves by this method
Montessori is absolutely the best way to "do" education. I run an authentic Montessori Adolescent Program (12-15 years) in the middle of a small mainstream public high school in Victoria, Australia. It is the best, most valuable work I could imagine doing and it is such a privilege working alongside the next generation of wonderful young people. If only it was the standard for all education?! We can have hope. Please keep spreading the message - keep sharing the joy of learning.
I fully agree Laureen! Jonas
I totally agree. Do the kids you in the program have prior Montessori schooling or are some new to it? Great work. Lets hope it can be embraced by more schools.
Is there any study that suggests that the Montessori way is better than the traditional way of schooling? Do all the students that attend these school have a higher success rate in intergrating into society and do they enter into professions or take leadership roles? I’m just curious.
I have a 3 years old daughter. I am thinking to move her to Montessori School , it's one option but I am afraid that when she will start to learn more complicated subject like maths , chemistry ,physics ,etc. it won't work so good . And after if we will need to move and go to a traditional school maybe it will be hard for her. Can you give me an advise? We live in Panamá.
@@MyLady22 There's no evidence showed that children attended in a Montessori school are better than others. It's a teaching method, just like waldorf and Reggio Emilia, etc.
GOOD JOB! I own 2 Montessori Schools in Malaysia. We are doing our best to have more activities suitable for the children and have activities that train their senses and care for the environment. Recently, we designated Friday as a day for gardening!
that is great!
Nancy Tee I am a big advocate for Froebel’s Kindergarten Gifts and Occupations which existed decades before Montessori. I am applying these ideas in China. Please invite me to share at your schools Jerry Marciniak
thanks for your unvaluable work Nancy
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I love this. I wish i could be a Montessori teacher someday..
Implementing Montessori in our household has been LIFE CHANGING. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I'm curious how you've been able to acquire special materials and props to cover such a wide curriculum and subject range. Also, I'm having difficulty accepting that a child left alone will self-teach themselves math, history, or geography to the extent that is required by state standards.
@@junodonatus4906 Here’s the thing ❤️ Montessori is learning through play. It is allowing your child’s interests to play a role into their homeschooling journey. My son has autism, so we are not going over materials that are beyond his comprehension level. He learns Art, Math through hands on manipulative and sensory work, Language Arts including handwriting following a simplified version of it (lowercase letters first, grouping letters by stroke, etc) Health and Hygiene importance, Music and Movement and so much more. It’s all about teaching in the way your child learns. Even with him having special needs, not helping with secondary tasks such as putting something on the counter, throwing away trash, cleaning up, etc has a miraculous impact. We don’t have much money to work with, so we simply allow him to learn measurements through baking and cooking, lots and LOTS of outdoor play on his playground and nature walks, etc. There’s a lot of Montessori Marie rams and toys online that are extremely expensive, so I always advise dollar store and DIY.
I went to a Montessori preschool. It was great. There were a ton of activities on Trays, some were reading, some were math, some you could only do at free time. There was always a huge line for color mixing tray where you had eyedroppers and the primary colors and you could mix them
Oh wow!
I love Montessori! I am still just a teenager but I work at a Montessori school with 3-6 year olds. I have a few major learning disabilities and often call myself “stupid” but when I go to work my boss tells me that the kids can teach me! And have taught her a lot! Thank you for making this video! My goal is to just keep learning! The learning never stops!
I went to a Montessori school for the early years of my education and it's been the best thing my parents ever did for me. I've always been a fan of nontraditional education and sitting at a desk all day is so boring not to mention that I'm an old soul so a blended classroom setting really helped me.
I love the concept and feel that, after working within different educational systems, and created my own methodology, Montessori is something everybody should be exposed to. This method helps us reconsider the relationships within our own family by better understanding the way the brain develops.Thank you!
Thank you Llyane for the insightful and positive comment!
@@sprouts My pleasure! :)
A question if I may. Does it work well for ASD and ADD kiddies or is it a bit too unconstrained for them?
@@annekeown2289 I worked in a Montessori school for four years. It’s perfect for them. In fact I believe it’s the only education that best suits their developmental needs.
@@wordwisewomanwithjanice Thanks Janice.
Though I myself didn't experience montessori school in my entire school life, I believe that this is the best school for my future kids from their pre-school to 12th grade
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It is a great way to let a person grow, but I just wish that it was available for everyone. 🙂
I'm a Montessori teacher since 2009. I find it's one of the best teachings out-there
I am proud to say that now I am a Diploma student of Montessori Teacher Training Course🥰💞
What a strange feeling! So, I remember that I studied my "garden level" in a Montessori garden, but I still don't remember exactly how I was educated. I began to have strange feelings while the video was explaining how is Montessori method, though
Simple and effective, the Montessori method empowers individuals to divd deeper to their curiosity and passions, I love it!! Thank you guys for the video ❤
My husband and I have seen the wonderful things montesorri education and positive parenting can do for many other families. We are trying to really get a good understanding of this philosophy so that we can implement it at home and are debating homeschooling through at least early education.
Thank you for this overview.
Teach children Montessori way is amazing.So we are very glad to be a manufacture of montessori materials. As this job can help many children well educated!
“For low income families” ? Oh boy, Maria wouldn’t be happy if she realizes it’s the most expensive education right now.
Exactly
Depends on the country
If it makes you feel any better, it was at the time as well. Maria was a researcher, and this was a funded research project. The kids were considered throw-away kids and families who wouldn’t be educated anyway, in the traditional school system. It was an experiment that happened to work, and it was then picked up by corporate business owners.
The method is used in public schools in the lower grades but research has found it to be less effective for higher grade students who need more structure. Our K-2 public school classrooms are Montessori based.
I gave my daughter a Montessori early education. As an adult now, the fruits are obvious. Was a great choice.
I went to a Montessori preschool and was very impressed. I also studied early childhood development independently and as part of the formal Swedish educational system. Creating an orderly but gentle environment and letting children gravitate toward the activities and curriculum that fits their developing personalities is an excellent way to educate. After all, the intelligence and maturity of children is greatly underestimated; They are little citizens who need to be protected and taught, yes, but who also should be heard and considered and allowed reasonable liberty to pursue their interests for their future career and lives.
The theory passed on is wonderful and when I think about it, i feel this is how children should learn. Happy, by choice, and free.
But isn't that provided that children DO want to learn. I can't see acquiring an education (a well rounded one) if they are free to do what they want, which is what it sounds like. I don't think we can count on children to understand the value of many lessons and subjects and so they must be "forced" in a sense. And, that's not a bad thing as we get better when we struggle and when we are pushed. This is also how one acquires self-discipline. Another thing is, how practical is it for the real world, in which it often takes doing what we don't want to do to be successful.
@@junodonatus4906 Guided learning is important and useful to development skills. Was not trying to negate this point by my observation.
Background of my thought and comment - my toddler has started montessori schooling and i see she is happy and open to be who she is and also talks about things she learned when she back home. Though she goes through separation anxiety being away from me, i sense she likes the school and what she does there and lot of credit goes to the learning environment and the teachers there.
However my niece who is 5 and is going to a regular academic-focussed school is struggling with the transition from two years of online schooling during the pandemic to overly strict teachers and a traditional classroom env. She's become quiet in the evenings and cries sometimes.
Even more due to the pandemic the transition to a school environment should be made smoother and Montessori methodologies have this in-built. That stands out to me.
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I understand your perspective. I just finished my first year of teaching sixth grade science (public school and high poverty level). I'm currently researching charter schools and the Montessori methodology came up so I wanted to know more about it. Upon watching this video I immediately thought of my former students who, if left to their own devices, would be playing video games and on their cell phones making TicTok videos rather than pursue career oriented knowledge within the classroom. I can, thus far, see self-guidance and choices incorporated into an overall education but not the whole of it. Again, coming from my recent (and limited) teaching experience. Way too many of my students thought of themselves as future gamers or TH-camrs to see the value of standard academics, and the latter is something I tried to instill in them whenever I could. That, fighting an attention span shortened by technology that provides instant answers and stimulation. As this video focused more on autonomy and choices, I was wondering where academic standards fit in to that, such as attainment of the appropriate grade-level reading skills, etc. The situation with your niece, btw, is unfortunate. In this day and age, strictness is being abandoned as a general practice in favor of a more loosely based environment in which cooperative learning is emphasized (Kagan structures for example). Even the tables are round to encourage interaction. I know that the administration at my school at least does recognize the underdeveloped social skills and classroom etiquette brought about by the isolation due to Covid. So we do take that into consideration as part of the reason for the behavior and classroom management challenges that we face.
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Also, I don't know if I'm a believer in no grading or homework, as it defines Montessori learning. The reason I say this is due to the work environment in the real world. Having a career is defined by being judged. Whether a nurse or a teacher, etc. we are graded on numbers, we have additional training (classes to take), and studying to do at home (on our time), and this trend continues throughout our careers. I think that students should be aware, and get used to the idea, that having a career includes sacrifice of a lot of personal time that would otherwise go to relationships. I feel that being graded and having homework acclimates them to that fact of life.
@@junodonatus4906 Aah. You make a good and passionate argument and am glad. I see that we are currently seeing the schooling practices through lens of the very different roles that we are playing in real life. You being a teacher deep in the system and me as a foot-just-in mum. The Montessori method where used in India is mostly only used until the end of kindergarten, and often after that becomes more academic focussed. And the reasons you state are important ones that run in parents' minds here too.
For later schooling too over here, few schools allow children to learn in a more relaxed setting, fewer hours per day until the 5th or 6th grade with no homework. In many though, you begin hard core academics at 6 years. I wonder if this is too early. Should children be allowed to be with little classwork, not much or no homework atleast until the 5th grade after which you gradually increase the time spent on school work over the course of the next 3-4 grades? Just allow children to be children when they are younger?
From what you say i realise that the economic background of the students also seems important, something i had not consciously thought of earlier in this context. Most middle class and upper middle class homes in India have teaching/learning inculcated into a home environment/psyche with the elders mostly all holding atleast a bachelors degree, so that most children do take their studying seriously, its like its the natural thing to do. Often even when their parents tell them to take it a little easy (from my limited exposure to urban families). But as you point out, in poorer india where the parents themselves are uneducated, the children have no role models to emulate at home and often drop out of middle school if not coerced to stay on with some incentive. Am glad your school is working on this segment of children and you seem to have a good, sensitive method to approach this. I hope you are all able to turn around the future of some of these children if not all. I wish you the best.
Thanks, this is really informative.
My parents are sending me to a Montessori senior high this year and this video helped me understand the concept more.
I thought this video did a great job of capturing the essence of Montessori. I went to a Montessori school when I was a child, my 4 year old daughter is in one now, and hopefully her daughter or son eventually does the same! (Beautiful sketches, too)
Loved Montessori 😍
I highly reccomend to all parents
it saved my childhood of Abuse dysfunctionality.I thank Montessori taking me into there umbrella,I had all the foundation to become terrible human being.Montessori my social worker gave me environment to be a child,success wise 🙏 ✨ .
Hope Montessori can be more available
to all income levels in future globally.
I’m going to open a black owned Montessori school one day
I want to Train in Africa 😀
Please do
yes please!
@Brandt how is that racist se said black owned (she’s black and would be the owner) and she didn’t say black only
I truly with you the best 🤗
It's an Excellent way to guide the individuals toward a meaningful learning. How interesting that in educational institutes, the syllabus were designed to explore the vocation in children and deepen itin high school and college students. What great professionals we would have impacting positively the communities.
Originally for LOW INCOME workers...
for children who suffer from a former of disability...
Yeah. Now its only for super rich kids . Or at least in my country :/
tbf idk in your countries but in mine, getting a certification as a montessori guide is really expensive. Montessori's have to be private, and the owner has to pay a good salary to the teachers, so sadly it has to be expensive otherwise it would be hard to maintain
I wish public schools were like this for my grand kids.
Haha it isn’t
Public school is a love-of-learning sucking machine, it destroys creativity and mental health.
No, I am not exaggerating.
Old but gold approach.
I’m curious if there’s a way to integrate Montessori methodology into high school or even college curriculum
There is, im currently doing my high school exam at a Montessori School in Germany👍🏼
They have them. 🙌🏽👏🏽🤟🏾❤️
It requires money
@@apocalypticbean Any new program is going to require money
@@j1n940 That sounds awesome! I’m glad to hear it’s being used on higher levels
that is cool. some of my teachers do something like this and it really helps to keep students interested and motivated in the subject and not to feel oppressed
Great you are in such a school. Lucky you!
As a Dad you like to show or explain things, but my kids mostly like to listen when I read their book or tell a free mind story, when my oldest daughter joined elementary school we changed the role: she read me from her book, a great idea. My children didn't want help for homework when I offered it. The son discovered how to program Lego Mindstorms Robot completely on his via our notebook PC and later took it to his elementary school class for teaching his friends. My 3 children visited Montessori Kinderhaus (Kindergarten), M. Elementary School, 2 girls also M. Gesamtschule (Abitur ~ High school?). I visited 1970-1980 a regularly school with typical frontal instruction teaching style.
She has been the only real thinker in education.
Absolutely right. Her method are working amazingly
If it was affordable it could help numerous people across the countries at least for day cares who takes in people less fortunate like l
This sounds awesome, we need more of them!
I love montessori ❤️❤️❤️ taught me values ill always embrace with love
Montessori education system seems pretty similar to the Waldorf one in terms of experimentation/practical learning and focus on the individual, but it seems to have no solid ideological foundations, which could provide a better preparation process for the adult life than the mainstream, academic ones, so it's fit just for the kindergarten period.
Montessori herself was a psychologist and there is science behind the ideology. There is extensive research and observation involved in all levels which as been proven over and over again. Children who complete the Montessori cycle are often above and beyond both academically and socially than those who receive a mainstream education. There are several books and scientific journal supporting Montessori including Montessori's own writings which give the psychology break down pretty clearly.
Montessori and Waldorf do have some similarities but Waldorf if based in fantasy while Montessori is based in reality. There are also many other large differences. Pretty much the only similarities between the two are the freedom of the child and the use of natural materials.
Montessori it's the great way of letting whoever God made you to be , exist to it's potential, for in Montessori everybody is able 💕
i have been going to a montessori school my whole life. I love it
This should be every school in the world #SAVE KIDS
I go to a Montessori school
I'm now in Montessori , and this is great School
Agreed. I’ve only done middle school. I wish that I could go back in time and do Montessori schooling while I was in elementary and intermediate.
The best method for enlightened adults
i have been going to a montessori school my whole life. I love it
Halle Cake do you think you would be behind in a regular public school setting ? I see test and grades are not used, would you think that you would be overwhelmed and not really understanding the concept ?
Samsies
@@karialj Grades are stupid, you don’t learn for a letter you learn for knowledge.
Wow thank you for this video! I found the Montessori method trough a book about it. 3 years ago I started watching this book every time I entered the bookstore. I didn't buy it cuz it was in the "Parents" section and I looked too young to have kids although I was very interested in the books about them. Now that I don't care about such things, I bought the book. It was a dream come true. I loved the method and would like to be a part of it one day as a pedagogue.
so happy you like it :)
A pedantic pedagogue?
Cual era el título del libro
Gracias
Great capture and explanation of the history and montessori method
Thanks
Отличная краткая и достаточно содержательная, без занудности, подача материала. Спасибо за перевод. Как- раз готовим семинар по анализу научных подходов в работе с детьми с ОВЗ. Обязательно использую в работе этот ролик. Для вступления - просто великолепно. Еще раз спасибо.
I like many ideas of Montessori, for example, the idea of the Absorbent mind and the sense of agency. I agree with the point on the prepared environment and natural resources. What I disagree with (and I worked in Montessori kindergarten) is the limited focus on imagination, STEM, creativity and loose parts. For that reason, I prefer Forest Schools, Reggio Emilia approach and Anji play.
Hi, and thank you for the insightful video. Based on the little bit of information that I've learned so far about Montessori, her system is admirable. Children thrive better when they have some form of autonomy and are more receptive to authority as well.
There is the channel of Maria Montessori. I am a student there and they are kind.
I hate my Montessori school. It doesn't provide me with learning tools that I need for me to personally grow and absorb more knowledge than I've gained. I'm learning everything again and again. It doesn't fit with my primary school because I only went to a Montessori secondary school. They're unclear and leave planning to kids at age 11/12. I didn't knew how to plan. I do know now, but I learned it myself. I learned more from watching netflix than taking English classes. I learned more chemistry on youtube than in classes. I never know what's going on, it's chaotic. The idea is beautiful, but here in the Netherlands the execution sucked.
suppose all the schools are different
I am very proud of school method
I think that's kind of the point. It encourages self-lead learning. You learned chemistry on youtube. That's good! You took the initiative to teach yourself something. That's the whole point. :)
You went to a Montessori secondary school, but didn't have the foundation of previously being in a Montessori primary school? Did you have support from your parents through the transition? I think something in your particular situation failed you, not the education method itself. I'm sorry to hear you had a rough time. Your story is word for word what I would say about my experience in normal publicly funded schools in Canada. And this is why I will be sending my son TO Montessori. I think it all comes down to the child's support system regardless of the school method.
I can definitely understand how that could be chaotic, I would probably feel the same way since I'm a person who does better with structure.
I am so sad I will have to start tradition school in the fall because we do not have any montisorri high schools within 500 miles of my house. I'm gonna miss you montisorri!
Thanks for the video. Why are there so many repeated lines in the comments, same typos and all? It's weirding me out.
Bots. Creepy huh?
Yea Ive noticed that as well
I think that Montessori school is ideal for some learners. For me, I preferred the structure and more direct guidance from a conventional school.
There's a lot of structure in a Montessori program. However it's not stuffed down the throats of children like in regular schools
I love her concept...and am really inspired...that I use them in my homeschool...
Hollywood should make a biography of this great woman. But of course, it goes against their narrative.
The best school method.
Please let me know if Montessori works with action for children??
was the Montessori Philosophy embeded with Finlad Education???
Very beautiful and informative
This should be every school in the world #SAVE KIDS
My thoughts are that no one seems to be able to explain what it is. I am fairly interested and have been trying to gain information but I keep hearing the same things; 'teaches kids to be independent, self reliant, free thinkers, explore the world around them,' etc. Almost as if they are all getting the answer from the same pamphlet.
Is it just putting kids in a large open room and entertain themselves?
This video is taking about that children should be provided materials that will help them learn and develop and give them the skils that they need for later on in life.
if i ever have kids, i hope I can have the luxury to provide them with this kind of education
I am grateful that I went to an Montessori shool
These are very common in the Netherlands, I was on one to.
I totally agree with this method of teaching. Give children more freedon to learn.
Autoeducation of a child expressing his/her creativity
Would this educational method be suited for special education students?
Maybe pre-school but beyond that, I think there needs to be some kind of structure. I rather learn what I didn't thoroughly enjoy than not learn well because of this system.
My experience with my daughter was horrible - there was no structure and even no knowledge which class is going to happen on everyday of school most of the time children were playing but not learning - my daughter was very slow compared to other children same age - most children have big difficulties in adapting themselves to a collage or Highschool as they have to deliver their work without getting “playtime”
I school at montesorri.. graduating in a week.. I wish it was like what I have seen in this video but it was only like that for me from grade 1 to half of grade 2 and then it changed to just a normal school
This reminds me of Unschooling, which is basically self directed education.
Unschooling definitely works for some people but it isn’t for everyone.
Still public school could use a lot more self direction than it has
My sister was kicked out of Montessori school because the teachers didn’t know how to deal with her ADHD. My parents ended up sending me to public school cuz I wasn’t learning anything (I have ADD). Sure this type of learning might help some kids with special needs but I find it absolutely insulting the way they treated my sister and how there was absolutely no guidance when I needed it the most.
My whole family ADHD/ADD so I can completely relate to your issues experienced in the schooling system. I am curious, how many years ago did your sister experience this issue at Montessori school?
The concept explained nicely, but what are the challenges in implement this for higher classes
I am looking forward to joining a school that promotes this teaching method.
So I’m studying to be a kindergarten teacher( pedagog) and I have a PowerPoint to write about the different teaching methods between Montessori and reggio emilia. I still think both are similar in a way. But feel free to help me out
great piece of work
thanks !
May I ask how you guys fund your videos? They seem to be pretty expensive and if you do crowdfunding I'd like to join :-)
Hey Lorenzo. Thanks for much for reaching out. Yes they are quite expensive. And yes, we actually just set up our Patreon account. If you want to support us and become our very first patreon visit www.patreon.com/sprouts - it would be a great honor for us to have you as a supporter. All the best! Jonas
I would love my children to attend but I just saw the prices online and I wouldn't be able to afford them specially being a single mother of 2, how much I would love for my kids to attend 😫 do you take Action for Children?
it is free in Sweden @@beyondr8384
@@ashxx4780 well that is awesome... unfortunately not here in the US ,😞
@@beyondr8384 I would love to buy the montessori materials myself and homeschool my babygirl.
What does it feel to be in a Montessori School?
We had a special section in my past elementary school tho.... but we're just focused on work.... especially those written/performance activities and tests.... and... the heavy amount of homeworks we receive....that results for me still being dependent...because during my years there... our parents can't leave us by ourselves or we still needed their help in order to accomplish our work like group performances, most of my classmates there have protective parents and everytime when there's a problem in our class... they're there to socialize... most of my years there left me with anxiety, loneliness and fake relationships... that causes me to be a loner and so called killjoy by my classmates... I was a really shy, quiet person back then... I'm an introvert and anti-social...I've always avoided people...I didn't care what was happening in my surroundings at all and felt really numb at the end...
Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk :v
Thats sad. In the montessori school I went to (in high school) we had no homework, it definitely wasnt rigid and the school was basically a community
Nicely explained with drawing
What about the end of the year . I always was in public schools an we had to do things like star test or task test in order to be past up to the next level do y'all do the same ?
interessante video 🤩🤩 lo utilizzerò per la lezione CLIL 👍🙂grazie
非常棒的教學方式
Great, I remember years ago passing this Montessori school,
it seemed so secluded. This stayed with me all my life, Now as I look into opening a home for children, this is what I want. I wished this for my self, being raised in a public school that destroys creativity, they attempts to turns out conforming drones. Which is what we become if they are successful, although they are only following the rules handed to them.
I actually saw a teacher destroy a student with no self esteem.
A wonderful way of learning for children...
I studied at montessori but when ur at studying at where im studying, its just a normal school with no montessori ways involved, its sad but true
Parabéns a todos brasileiros que acreditaram acreditam nos estudos experiências educacionais.Maria Montessori pioneira mulher de todos os tempos .
At 2:56 is an example of one might spell 'foreign languages' at a Montessori School
I love this channel so much.
Great Video. What is the age to transition from Montesorri to Public school in the US? I ask because its expensive.
Great philosophy by Montessori
I wish my school was like that
I went to an amazing Montessori school pre-k to 4th grade. However I moved and Found another Montessori school and it sucked. Eventually I went to a Public School
Audray Mix were considering a Montessori school for kindergarten-6. Did you find it difficult to transition to public school?