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The Montessori schools are sending low-cost Montessori materials to keep learning momentum and facilitate active learning at home. Many parents do not know how to arrange them and wonder whether to stack or organise them. If organised, on what basis? There are four rules for displaying the materials as attractive, inviting, and stimulating for the children.
ಇಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೋಷಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕಾದ ಪೂರ್ವ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ, ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಒಂದನೇ ತರಗತಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿಬಿಡೋಣ ಎಂದು ನಿರ್ದರಿಸುವುದು ಸಹಜ. ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇದೊಂದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ನಿರ್ಧಾರವಾದರೂ ಮಗುವಿನ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗೆ ಅಷ್ಟು ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕವಾದುದಲ್ಲ. ಮಗುವನ್ನು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟದಿಂದ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಕಳಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೂ ಮನೆಯ ವಾತಾವರಣವನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜನಕಾರಿಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಬಹಳ ಅವಶ್ಯಕ. ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಸದಾಯಕ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲ ಪರಿಸರ ಮಗುವಿನ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗೆ, ಕಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಐದು ಕಾರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಡಬಹುದು.
The child at birth appears almost nothing. He cannot walk, cannot talk, and he can’t even eat on his own. The same child, within two years, learns so much. He walks, runs, talks continuously; how did it happen within such a short time? For the same work, an adult takes years. How does it happen with the child?
In Indian culture, we have the word – ‘kalash’. For a person outside our culture, kalash is just a vessel of water with a coconut and leaves. But for Indians, it is a symbol of prosperity, fortune and prolificacy, and weddings and festivals are incomplete without a kalash. It is so important that the tumbling of Kalash is considered to be inauspicious and even a bad omen. This symbolism cannot be transferred through mere translation of words.
Most young parents are unsure about the right age to start schooling for their children as two extreme views influence their decision. The first view demands children to be admitted to the school as early as 1 ½ years and the second one suggests waiting until they are six years old.
Many think the word ‘Montessori’ means a nursery school. It is a wrong conception. Montessori is a method of education. It could be applied from birth to university level and even to adult education. Nowadays, in Bangalore, we find Montessori signboards in every street and corner. Therefore it is necessary to identify the Montessori schools and their characteristics.
