Montessori education

When the topic of what is the proper amount of education is necessary to becoming a caring and competent early educator comes up, I just have to laugh. In all honesty, there is no amount of education that will ever prepare a person for this type of profession. Don’t get me wrong, but the classes that I have taken and currently attending will only give me the foundation when I finally step foot into this field. The information in my textbooks lay down the recommended standards of being a professional

I found the article “The Early Education Racket” to be very helpful and educational. I have a four-year-old nephew who lives with me so I feel I can relate to those reading this article. We had to choose which daycare he would attend and I know my mom spent a lot of time researching the best options. I’ve always believed picking the right day care was very important and daycare should only be used as a last resort. This article helped me realize that not all will harm your child and some can even

and the day ahead of them will be filled with fun, laughter, and lots of learning. No longer are future educators just preparing students for the next level of education, we are preparing them for life. It is now our responsibility to make sure that each student is equipped with skills that will not just be carried on to higher education and future careers; but that they are going to use in the grand scheme of life. Some of these skills include, but are not limited to: critical thinking, communication

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Education has come a extensive way from the times of Plato and Aristotle, but from each new era came a person with a concept that effected the world of education eternally. Sisters, Margaret and Rachel McMillian influenced education through their development of the Open-Air Nursery School in more way then one. Not only had they introduced the idea of starting education at a younger age then the fledgling kindergarten program, but their school was devised for kids from low- income areas that needed

The Education Apocalypse Contrary to what many people think, the best education takes place according to an individual 's needs rather than at the most prestigious school. In his book, The Education Apocalypse: How it Happened and How to Survive It, Glenn Harlan Reynolds goes into depth about the failure of the education system. Reynolds appropriately explains how there are problems with the education system and how it will continue to fall; he then presents ideas on how fix the issue. Reynolds

My first day of kindergarten at Donald Elementary School was the first day of my twelve-year prison sentence. Previously I had attended 2 years of Montessori School, where each student was able to learn at their own pace. I had already learned my hundreds chart, the basics of reading and writing, and how interact with my peers. Mrs. Curls kindergarten classroom was nothing like I had ever experienced before. It was a holding cell. I was forced to sit in my assigned seat next to Johnny and listen

III. Methods 7 My goal is to discover the teachers’ perception about the giftedness in early childhood. I will conduct a qualitative study to comprehend how preservice early childhood education teachers identify giftedness in early years and how they construct their perceptions during their student teaching experience. Applying qualitative research will enable me to grasp array of perspectives and multiple interpretations of the individuals regarding the issue I am investigating (Glesne, 1999)

ability to learn from our environment. Childcare programs represent an opportunity for the advancement of child development. Traditionally Early Childhood Education (ECE) has focused on the academic, social and cognitive skills that develop in children from birth through preschool, while Elementary Education referred to the primary education that comes after preschool but before middle school, typically kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade. The line is not as distinct since school districts

Throughout this term, we have learned various models of teaching such as: Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, Forest, HighScope and Head Start. My role as an educator is to implement a variety of learning strategies taught to me. As I learned about each models of teaching, I still hold my bias towards the Reggio Emilia Approach, but I also like some aspect of the HighScope curriculum. In my personal philosophy, I will talk about what I believe to be an “image of a child” and role of an educator.