? When chatting with colleagues, I heard such a sentence: "Montessori education is too tired, and it is not as good as traditional education." It only needs to do five areas well, and small red flowers are also very useful. Nowadays, children are too difficult to take care of, and parents have a lot to do ... "
? I am deeply saddened to hear such complaints. Such a good education method, she obviously didn't understand!
? Later, after my observation, I found that not every teacher can find the advantages and essence of Montessori education. Most teachers are still used to "habitual thinking" and prefer top-down "cramming teaching". Why? Because it's simple, because it saves trouble, because it's not tiring, because it's easy to manage ... these benefits are for tutors, not students. It is never easy to be really good to children.
Montessori education needs to meet people who really understand her.
I will not talk about the advantages and benefits of Montessori education. Let's see who will choose Montessori from a realistic point of view.
? Wang Xiaofei, who are you?
? Young entrepreneur, chairman of S Hotel, director of Alashan SEE. In 20 10, she married da s, and they have been loving each other for more than eight years. Wang Xiaofei also defended his wife many times on the Internet, expressing his appreciation for his wife and gratitude to his family, which won the favor of many netizens.
? On April 20 14, the eldest daughter, Wang xiyue, was born, and now she is over 4 years old. 20 16 In May, my son Wang Xiyuan was born, and now he is over two years old.
? Wang Xiaofei, who has become a father, will try to find time to go home with his wife and children after his busy work.
? For children's education, some time ago, Wang Xiaofei accepted an interview with A Moment Talk, talked a lot about his own views, and revealed that he chose a Montessori children's school:
? How does Wang Xiaofei evaluate Montessori education?
"I'm glad we chose an educational method called Montessori. It is an educational way to cultivate children's practical ability, rather than teaching you English first and forcibly instilling a lot of mathematics and physics. After sleeping for three or four hours, Yue can paint for seven or eight hours. Then, I always make a gift for my wife, put on a necklace and draw a beautiful picture. "
1, do it yourself instead of instilling it.
? The biggest difference between Montessori and traditional education is that children are the main body of learning, and the role of adults is only to follow the footsteps of children and provide help, which is "education without teaching".
? Children are born to grow and learn. From a newborn baby to crawling, walking, talking and running, which skill was learned by an adult professor?
? Children aged 0-6 are in a sensitive period. Driven by the sensitive period, they will be particularly interested in an activity or a thing, keep practicing until they master this skill, and then start learning in the next sensitive period.
? Therefore, what adults need to do is to carefully prepare the environment to meet the learning needs of children at every stage, which is the so-called "preparation environment".
? In this environment, there is a free atmosphere, rich and attractive teaching AIDS, mixed-age children under three years old observe and learn from each other, and adults who only appear when children need them.
? When children use their hands to operate the teaching AIDS they are interested in, their hands and brains can be used together to make their body and mind develop harmoniously and cultivate their excellent qualities of independence and concentration. The more complicated the hand movements, the more wisdom you put into them.
Almost all work in the Montessori environment requires manual operation:
Training in table cleaning, paper cutting, bean clamping and button unbuttoning;
Understand the concepts of size, length and weight by manually handling and placing teaching AIDS such as powder towers and red sticks;
Master mathematical concepts through the operation of counting sticks, boards and other teaching AIDS;
Even the geographical puzzles in the scientific and cultural area are specially made with small clips to exercise children's three-finger grasping ability. ...
Therefore, it is easy for Xiaoyue to wear a necklace as a gift for Big S.
2. Focus for a long time
? Children's inner construction and growth are established in long-term and dedicated work.
? In order to cultivate children's concentration, they must be stimulated step by step. Therefore, the works in Montessori environment are very attractive: real brooms and kettles can take care of the environment, various cylinders of different sizes and colors, musical instruments or teaching AIDS that make obviously different sounds, and rough surfaces that can be distinguished by touch. ...
? During the free working hours in the morning, the bell of class is not interrupted. When a child meets a job he is interested in, he will be immediately attracted and put into the work. He will operate in every way he can think of and repeat the same exercise again and again until it is very accurate.
? Adults (teachers) in the environment will highly protect children's concentration and will not disturb them. At this time, frequent walking, even a smile and a seemingly encouraging word are actually distractions for children.
? Even if children make mistakes in operating teaching AIDS, as long as they don't affect the environment and hurt themselves, teachers won't interfere, and they will give children a chance to try and correct.
? When a child encounters difficulties and wants to give up, or is mentally free, the teacher will accompany the child and gradually guide the child into a state of concentration.
? This is the Montessori teaching method, which strives to keep children's high interest and strong continuous attention, and realize autonomous learning with inner strength.
? Therefore, it is quite common for Xiaoyue to concentrate on painting for a long time among Montessori children.
3. Individuals living independently
? Regarding parenting, Wang Xiaofei also mentioned:
"I don't think we adults should influence children too much, such as" who does this child look like? "He may look like you, but he is an independent individual. We can help him and guide him to establish correct values, but we can't influence him, control him, and let him complete the dream you didn't do at that time. "
? This is also the essence of parent-child relationship: the child is an independent individual. What adults need to do is to help children become independent and unique individuals.
? Dr. Montessori said: If a person can't be independent, there is no freedom.
? Therefore, in Montessori's environment, children will practice eating and dressing themselves, and gradually develop the ability to take care of themselves and the environment, which can make children feel more secure.
? Children are free to choose the jobs they are interested in, and when they are excited, they will be accepted by teachers, instead of emotional repression and reprimand like "don't cry". They are more accepting of themselves and know what they want.
? In the Montessori environment, Montessori teachers respect and fear the potential of children, and always remember that any extra help from adults will hinder the development of children. Help children and let them do it themselves.
? Montessori education law has been established for more than 100 years. Today, there are thousands of Montessori schools in the world, which have trained many social elites and successful people from all walks of life, including Google co-founders Larry Page and sergey brin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Nobel Prize in Literature winner Garcia Marquez, world-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Prince William and Prince Harry of England, and basketball superstar Curry.
? Mayer, the beauty CEO of Yahoo, said: "Unless you know that Page and Brin are disciples of Montessori, you don't know Google." Page and Brin also publicly stated that "Montessori education allows us to learn to listen to our hearts, learn to explore independently, and learn to motivate ourselves. We can develop according to our own interests and achieve today's achievements."
? Montessori education is the cradle of successful people? -Einstein
? Montessori education has always been loved by celebrities all over the world. In addition to Einstein, Bill Gates and many other top talents have received Montessori education and enjoyed the benefits of Montessori education.
? Founder of Microsoft? Bill Gates (Bill Gates)
? The founder of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, the Microsoft Empire made him a global wealth creation mentor. Many people take him as their lifelong goal and read his biography and entrepreneurial history. Montessori is the beginning of his life.
? The 42nd President of the United States? Bill Clinton's Family (Bill Clinton)
? Bill? The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, their family dream is to live in the White House, and their parenting choice is Montessori, American President Bill Clinton? Clinton is also a Montessori graduate.
? Nobel Prize in Literature winner Garcia? Gabriel Garcia marquez
? Garcia. Marquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Montessori student, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, "I believe that there is no better education method in the world than Montessori education method, which can seize the sensitive period of children, arouse their curiosity and stimulate their mental development".
? Sergey brin and Larry Page, founders of Google search engine.
? Sergei. Brin and Larry? Page, the establishment of Google Empire, let the world know Brin and Page, but they said that "our success should not be attributed to Stanford University, but to Montessori School".
Amazon founder? Jeff. Jeffrey Bezos (Jeffrey Bezos)
? Jeff. Bezos, who pioneered Internet e-commerce and a new mode of getting rich in the new economic era, likes Montessori books best in the Amazon Book City Empire because he graduated from Montessori school.
? George Clooney is a famous American actor and director.
? George Clooney is a famous American actor and director. He has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, the 78th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, the 85th Academy Awards for Best Film, and the Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement, and received Montessori early education since childhood.
? British royal family members Prince William and Prince Harry
Princess Diana chose Montessori education for the two princes at an early age. In the first half of this year, Prince William and Princess Kate also chose Montessori Kindergarten for their first child, Prince George.
? Jacqueline? Kennedy? Onassis (Jacqueline Kennedy)
? Jacqueline? Kennedy? Onassis, the 35th President of the United States? Kennedy's wife, first lady of the United States.
Founder of Washington post? Catherine? Katharine Graham
Catherine? Graham was called "the most powerful woman in the press" before her death, and was called "the first lady of Washington and even the whole American media" after her death. Catherine was honored all her life and received Montessori education from childhood.
? Montessori-educated great men are active in all fields of society, from artists to actors, from media authority to royal dignitaries, from founders of big companies to Nobel Prize winners, Montessori students can be seen everywhere.
? Many great men not only received Montessori education themselves, but also sent their children to Montessori schools for Montessori education, such as singer Cher Bono. Former US President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and famous Hollywood actor michael douglas also chose to send their children to Montessori school.
? In fact, in addition to Wang Xiaofei and Big S, many celebrities also chose Montessori Kindergarten for their babies, such as Bauer Bang of Alyssa Chia, Fei Feixiang, Christine's twin son, and Mimi, Yi Nengjing's daughter. ...
? I don't want to say that the choice of celebrities must be good, and everyone has the right to choose, but I sincerely hope that more children can receive Montessori education and give full play to their potential in life!