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Maria said that the children have an inner force, it gives them the strength and energy to achieve potentially. When you give a child guidance and freedom, they focus mainly on what they need to know. Children have more confidence and they do not need to rely on the teachers. Maria had put optimism and humanism in her teaching.
Montessori approach, she made the school beautiful and careful environment for the children. Didactic materials, so she could meet the needs of each child at their level of development. The teacher has to prepare instructions that get the children interested in the activity. I believe that they should not force it upon the child, it is better for the child to choose his or her activity as they will become more comfortable around their surroundings. Maria’s education is a model of human development and an educational approach. There are two principles, first the adult and child must participate in psychological self-construction this means interacting with their environments. Second principle, children under the age of six have a psychological development. Montessori believed that the children can act freely in their environment.
There are six principles that Montessori believed in and I also agree with her, Independence, Observation, and Following the Child, Correcting the Child, Prepared Environment and Absorbent Mind.
Independence
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." – Maria Montessori.
Montessori believed that it is always a goal to make the child independent and the child should be able to do things on their own. Once you give the child opportunities, to move, dress up and choose what they want to do this increases their self-belief, self-confidence and esteem. They may b...

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...here the child plays. She said that “their play is their work and they are still enjoying it”. The adult’s role then is to construct the environment in which they will learn. The development of the child is therefore dependent on the environment she or he is in, and this environment also includes the parents.

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MARIA MONTESSORI - Family Life and Consumer Science. 2014. https://sites.google.com/a/teameureka.net/mrs-suzy-deshazer/child-psychology/montessori-1. [Accessed 19 April 2014]
Montessori Theory - Maria Montessori. 2014 http://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-theory/. [Accessed 19 April 2014
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