‘Montessori teaching’-A challenging career

Today ,parents are well aware of the benefits of a suitable environment for the social emotional and intellectual development of their children. It has become a trend to get children trained in a Montessori for formal schooling. That is why this field is slowly acquiring a professional approach.

History behind the evolution of Montessori method of teaching

Montessori system of education was first innovated by Dr. Maria Montessori. It was the more liberal approach of her mother,Renilde Montessori that encouraged Maria Montessori to explore her natural inclination to learn, regardless of the social restrictions placed on women in the male -dominated society of the day. Renilde played an active role in her daughter's upbringing. The whole philosophy behind the development of her child was later known as Montessori method

Aims and objectives

Montessori programmes aim to help children reach their full potential in all areas of life. Specially montessory trained teachers, guide and help the child to experience the joy of learning and ensure the development of self-esteem. The system simply provides the experiences, from which children create their own knowledge. In the class room specially trained teachers prepares an environment that allow the child to explore the information from the world.There are specially designed learning materials and furniture that speed the learning process by increasing the creativity in children.

Career prospects

Montessori teaching is a rewarding career. One of the great advantages of this is that, both Parties ( techers and the children) are getting benefited by this method..Moreover it is a career, which offers maximum job satisfaction for those enthusiastic/sincere/hardworking teachers ,because they are working for a better world, a better future and a better tomorrow. Once a person gets enough training in Montessori method of teaching, He/she will definitely enjoy the carefully selected materials, thoughtfully sequenced lesson, extensive curriculum and joyful class room environment.

For more details ..

http://www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTA/geninfo/whatismont.html

http://www.montessori.edu/info.html