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Montessori Education vs Traditional Education
Characteristics of Montessori Characteristics of Traditional
Active Individualized Learning
through stimulating, multi-sensory teacher materials.
Passive Class Learning
through teacher-centered class lessons and paper work.
Multi-Aged Classroom
is a natural social environment that includes a wide range of ages and fosters self-motivation. Students enjoy working for their own sense of accomplishment
Chronological Grouping
focuses on external rewards and punishments such as grades, competition and social conformity.
Freedom of Choice
involves decision making. Student selects work according to individual interest guided by the adult.
Class Curriculum
demands that students cover the same work at the same time with no regard to individual interests or needs.
Working at Oneʼs Own Pace
enables students to work for long periods without interruption. Each individual works at his potential independent of the class.
Group Learning
involves each academic subject being scheduled for a limited period. Each student is directly affected by the progress of the whole class.
Integral Education
balances academic work with freedom of movement and harmony is created between physical, social and mental activities. There is an interrelationship between subjects.
Fragmented Education
provides academic subjects that are not interrelated. There are periods of sitting with little ability to move. Concentration is interrupted allowing no ability to lengthen concentration span.
Independence
is fostered by a classroom that is specifically designed to encourage maximum independence.
Dependency
is promoted since activities are initiated by the teacher.
Self-Evaluation
occurs as students learn to evaluate their work objectively through the use of self-correcting teaching materials and individual work with the teacher.
Class Comparison
occurs as work is evaluated and graded by the teacher or peers. Students evaluate themselves against the group as best or worst in the
class.
Reality Oriented Hands-on Education
maintains concrete, first-hand experience and is the basis for abstraction.
Abstract Education
has students learning through abstract mechanical memorization.
Close Student-Teacher Interaction
enables complete and precise evaluation of studentʼs progress, both academically and psychologically.
Class Oriented Teaching
prevents close interaction between individual students and teacher. Standardized tests are used to determine studentʼs progress and ability.