Comparisions
MONTESSORI | TRADITIONAL | |
1. | Child chooses own materials | Teacher sets curriculum |
2. | Child sets own pace | Teacher sets pace |
3. | Child free to discover on own | Teacher guides child |
4. | Emphasis on concrete | Emphasis on the abstract |
5. | Reality oriented | Much more role-play and fantasy |
6. | Specific places for materials- sense of order | Random placement - not necessary return to specific place |
7. | Child provides own stimulus to learning | Teachers provides stimuli to learning |
8. | Child-centred learning environment | Teacher centred environment |
9. | Self-education through self- | Use of reward and punishment in motivation |
10. | Recognition of sensitive periods | All children are treated alike |
11. | Multi-sensory materials to develop specific skills | Play materials for non-specific skills |
12. | Liberty to move about self and furniture | Rigid rules not to move furniture and to sit in designated places |
13. | Liberty to speak (without disturbing others) as he pleases | Silence is enforced on many occasions |
14. | Teacher's part is to guide child to act and think for himself | Teacher does all and child is forced to follow |
15. | Disorderly conduct in class is regarded as teacher's fault, she seeks it out and corrects it | Children are punished even if fault lies at the teacher's incapability |