Traditional Vs Montessori
VS
Traditional
Montessori
Traditional
- A classroom with objects and furniture suited to adults.
- The child is directly or indirectly made to depend on adults for everything.
- The child is thought by lengthy explanations and lack of activity which make the child bored and rebellious.
- A syllabus designed more to complete the portions than keeping the child's needs in mind. Criticism continued supervision or lack of it makes the child disinterested.
Montessori
- A classroom having a special environment where furniture and objects are suitably sized to suit children.
- Independence is fostered as Montessori material contain a corrective principle which make the child aware of his mistake, thus enabling self correction and perfection without adult guidance.
- The work done by the child is interesting and sufficiently difficult which capture's the child's interest and helps to focus.
- Material and exercises designed to perfect child's co-ordination and build his or her will. The work of the child is sufficiently difficult to necessitate the use of care and attention. Thus the mind takes charge and consciously directs the bodymovements.