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Why Montessori

Emphasis on cognitive and social development.
Teacher has unobtrusive role in the class.
Environment and method encourage self discipline.
Mixed age grouping encourages children to teach and help each other.
Children choose own work and discover concepts from self-teaching material.
Child works as long as he feels the need on a chosen project.
Child spots own errors from feedback of material which reinforces learning by feeling.
Multi- sensory materials for physical development
Organized program for learning care of ones self and environment.
Child can work where he chooses, move around and talk at will.

Emphasis on social development.
Teacher is the center of the class.
Teacher acts as primary enforcer of discipline.
Same age grouping and most of the teaching is done by the teacher.
Curriculum structured for child and child is guided to concepts by teacher.
Generally child is allotted specific time to work on a chosen project.
Error is usually pointed by teacher. Reinforcement of learning is by repetition of work and rewards of success.
Fewer materials for sensory exploration.
Less emphasis on self- care instructions.
Child usually assigned a chair.