The Montessori philosophy of learning is one that promotes individual thinking as well as community discussion. Montessori kids don’t just receive information, they absorb and expand upon it. The main goal behind Maria Montessori’s philosophy was that children should have the freedom to explore and self teach, because children are able to find a love for learning through the discoveries that they make.
I was in Montessori schooling through my whole life up until my freshman year in high school. Through the contrasting environment I have experienced in traditional-style OHS, I found that one of the greatest aspects of the montessori system was the ability to self monitor. I have missed this aspect the most because I find that my needs differ from that of other students.
In the more scheduled out traditional environment, I spend more time studying subjects that I fully understand than I would in the Montessori system. I miss being able to choose what time I wanted to work on a subject as well as the ability to decide how long to spend on a subject. I often feel like I am wasting my time in classes where I understand the material but cannot use my time to work on something I am less confident about.
In the Montessori system, I was responsible for my own understanding. I got to learn how to monitor myself and recognize my strengths and weaknesses, then decide where I needed to focus my efforts. This also meant that I was the one at fault if I did not understand something as well as I should have. The Montessori system teaches young children to develop the ability to take it upon themselves to try to improve or be able to ask for help when needed.
Here is a link to a website describing some more ideas of the Montessori philosophy:
http://www.montessori.org.uk/what_is_montessori/the_philosophy
I was in Montessori schooling through my whole life up until my freshman year in high school. Through the contrasting environment I have experienced in traditional-style OHS, I found that one of the greatest aspects of the montessori system was the ability to self monitor. I have missed this aspect the most because I find that my needs differ from that of other students.
In the more scheduled out traditional environment, I spend more time studying subjects that I fully understand than I would in the Montessori system. I miss being able to choose what time I wanted to work on a subject as well as the ability to decide how long to spend on a subject. I often feel like I am wasting my time in classes where I understand the material but cannot use my time to work on something I am less confident about.
In the Montessori system, I was responsible for my own understanding. I got to learn how to monitor myself and recognize my strengths and weaknesses, then decide where I needed to focus my efforts. This also meant that I was the one at fault if I did not understand something as well as I should have. The Montessori system teaches young children to develop the ability to take it upon themselves to try to improve or be able to ask for help when needed.
Here is a link to a website describing some more ideas of the Montessori philosophy:
http://www.montessori.org.uk/what_is_montessori/the_philosophy