Category: Montessori View

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.

March and April are the summer months in India. This is the time when parents look for the best schools for their children. This adds tension to the already stressful sunny days. There are so many schools, methods, and institutions, but ‘which one is good for my child’ is a common question among parents. Along with this, the question ‘what is the right age to start schooling for their children arises.

little worms in the sand intensely; a school that has low steps, suitable gates, doors and windows convenient for them to operate.

Movement distinguishes living beings from non-living things, plants from animals and animals from human beings. In plants, movement results in flowers and fruits. While plants are incapable of moving from one place to another, animals move across the place. Each animal is born with its own perfected unique movement like swimming, climbing, running, slithering, crawling, leaping. These movements are not found in the human being at birth.

Every parent looks forward to the day when the child is dressed up in that cute school uniform, with tiny little shoes and a fancy snack basket in hand. Every parent is anxious whether the child adjusts to the school, starts crying, is punished by the teacher or is bullied by other children. This anxiousness is completely normal. This very emotion in the parents protects the offspring. It is similar to the instinct in animals which protect their babies fiercely.

Summer vacation is a much-awaited time not only for children but also for Parents. It is a time to learn new things, visit grandparents and most importantly to relax. However, all summer vacations are not pleasurable and educative. It requires careful planning to make the vacation fruitful.

Generally, people think Grammar is difficult. This is because grammar is seen as a separate entity that should be learnt in the classroom and should be forgotten after writing exams. We often hear students and even adults saying grammar was “the toughest” in school. Many even feel that grammar is difficult and of no use for the students, and has to be removed from the school curriculum, or make as simple as possible. All this is because of the way and time grammar has been taught.

traditional schools. To answer this question in simple terms – in Montessori schools, children learn through play[1]. The children in Montessori schools are free to move around the classroom and choose the activities they want to play with. In contrast, the children in traditional classrooms, sit in one place and copy from the blackboard. Even the best traditional preschools have a limited amount of games or play periods.

Dharma and the Montessori Method. Dharma is not merely a religion. It is a culture that helps human beings to live harmonious life. Similarly, the Montessori Method is not merely an educational method. It is a way to cultivate the personality of the child so that he lives a harmonious life.

Imagine a school, in the middle of a garden, where children run around the butterflies freely, and observe the tiny little worms in the sand