only my personal opinions -
but i hv an older friend who's a public preschool teacher for over 25 yrs also said the same thing.
Montessori schools usually train young kids to be more independent. they do a lot of "jobs" by using the montessori materials by different category. so everybody can work on their own pace (per their own progress).
however, by my observation, most kids from montessori schools are less sociable than those from developmental preschools, coz they're encouraged to do the "jobs" by themselves so they have less interactions with other kids.
so, if yr kid is shy and intraward, i won't recommend montessori school to u coz s/he might be even less sociable if s/he goes to a montessori school. if yr kid is outgoing and sociable, s/he might be fine.
to me, i like the montessori learning materials (very educational) but i don't like the methodalogy. so i've visited some preschools that they used the montessori learning materials only but they don't use the montessori teaching methods, so those're not montessori schools. but actually i like those schools better.
我喺香港93年時讀child care, 都係用montessori teaching method..係同好好嘅 system.
therefore, Amanda turns 2.. 我就喺staten island 揾返同 montessori 教學法嘅day care 俾Amanda 讀
Amanda 2歲入學, by 2.5 yrs 巳識所有colour (even pink 同sliver) with 流利英語, 2歲9個月識所有shapes (even 六邊形同梯形), 同speaks in Russian.
3歲巳識所有ABC.
而家4歲, 識分清發音, 寫letters, numbers, 自己make up 短嘅story. 知道 reason, 識..有why, 就有because. 而家讀埋spanish class.
montessori teaching method 係好講求互動性, 小朋友只要willing to learn, 係無限學習架!
我冇教個女睇flash card, 我對右腦教學法冇認識, 我只俾Amanda睇 baby einstein, little einstein, 同 direct TV 293 baby 1st TV.
我個女返學後, 學識自己揾大人同佢覆習喺學校學嘅嘢
montessori teaching method, 小朋友係 learn from experience.. 係從遊戲中學習, 生活中學習..
classroom 內大大小小嘅學習角, 圖工角, 幻想角係俾小朋友有自己explore 嘅空間.
老師唔係教佢A for Apple.. suppose 小朋友見到個A字, 佢會brainstorm 到一"揸" 字.. like A for alarm, A for Amanda, A for Aeroplane.. 老師係教小朋友... "學習係fun.. 學所有嘢係有link".. family tree study 係好好..
我以前教colour.. 紅色.. 就叫小朋友返屋企揾同紅色有關嘅嘢..
小朋友想橡力係無限.. HK的士係紅色, 神台香鷄同拜神杯係紅色, red 係紅色, 血係紅色, even 媽咪哩士底褲都係紅色
送小朋友入學.. 要留意老師有冇license, school support 乜嘢教學法啊!
原文章由 yungah 於 07-8-22 12:43 PM 發表
What is Montessori Learning Method?
yungah,
Amanda 2歲前係乜都唔識 (not even say 眼耳口鼻, but she knows where they are)... mmmm.. 我應該話, 我唔會on purpose 教佢嘢, Amanda 係10個月大開始返gymboree, 學吓social concept, social life..
之後, 因為我同佢介片介得唔開心.. Day care 校長叫我俾Amanda 返吓 (as Amanda 14 months 時, Ms Olga 已話收佢入2歲班, 但我覺得咁細返day care, 冇咗daddy mommy take care會冇咁好), 到佢2歲, 返day care, Ms Anjela 教佢飲juice, 食老番嘢, 介片... 我每日對個女嘅時間短咗, 就更珍惜相處時間.. Amanda 返學1個月介日片, 2個零月連nap 都唔駛片, 之後到4個月, 夜片都介埋... 唉! 攪到屋企而家剩晒size5 huggies 片喺喥..
學校會話你知架.. 你去 interview 學校時, 佢會同你講佢教學宗指同理念.. 你要feel comfortable 至好送自己小朋友入學
Amanda 學校, 4yrs 以下係 day care, 4yr 係pre-K, 係要返學, 剪紙, 寫字, .... 唉! 冇晒free time 喇! 但Amanda都好鐘意揸筆.. 希望佢今年上pre-k, 仍然喺 stress free 環境中成長..
原文章由 yungah 於 07-8-24 05:24 AM 發表
聽落好似好好咁呀,但我點知間學校係用邊種教學法?我係咪要自已問佢哋架?我個仔16個月大,開始諗pre-school嘅問題,但都唔知從何入手,可唔可以教吓我呀?
我哋都有返Gymboree呀,返咗差不多3個月,但佢好似冇学到乜嘢,自顧自玩。我係全職喺屋企帶BB,有時諗是否自己唔識帶,应該自己做嘢比$人帶,我見啲朋友個B比stay home nanny帶叻好多。
除咗Montessori之外還有乜嘢教學法?
原文章由 Nillie_Mami 於 8/24/07 05:26 AM 發表
yungah,
Amanda 2歲前係乜都唔識 (not even say 眼耳口鼻, but she knows where they are)... mmmm.. 我應該話, 我唔會on purpose 教佢嘢, Amanda 係10個月大開始返gymboree, 學吓social concept, social life..
之 ...
去呢個正宗Montessori組織網睇睇丫,查下你地子女想入讀的Pre-School有冇on the list 就穩陣D啦!
Association Montessori Internationale
http://www.montessori-ami.org/
NAMTA (North American Montessori Teachers Association ) School Directory list, with certification and class levels listed - USA and International.
http://www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTAN/NAMServs/dirgateway.html
How old is your daughter? Seems that you spend a lot of time teacging your kid. It's cool! I still haven't bring my son to any museym/zoo so far. He's 14 months. I am thinking to bring him there when he's a bit older. I am not
sure if he remember/know much about those places now (save my admission tickets now in case he doesn't know what's going on). Though I usually will talk and explain all those daily stuffs. Like I feed him banana, I will tell
him it's banana and it has skin and need to remove the skin first etc. Just explaining different stuffs around the house or outside. But so far I don't know how much he understand because he doesn't speak much yet. My son likes
to read/flip books and magazine a lot. He will also clap his hands when a music/song is finished playing. However, it seems that he only have limited vocabulary so far. I haven't bring him to any gymboree music/gym class.
Though he played different toys and watch other kids to play in daycare. So you live in San Rafael...way up north! I live in Mountain View. I think I only been there one time though I have been to Sausalito couple times. :)