October 2007


877976_little_rebel.jpgDr. Maria Montessori’s teaching’s aim at using natural laws a child faces in life. The teaching aims at controlling the environment and not the child. It is observed that the child left free to interact with the environment develop self-discipline, love for others, and natural curiosity.

The Montessori Method is suitable to toddlers who are preschoolers and want to do everything themselves. Finding the ways, to involve the children in things which the adults do, like cleaning, washing, cooking and gardening. This gives them a chance to learn and boost their self-esteem or ego.

The culture, scientific and artistic activities are taught in the Montessori for 3 to 6 class. Here the child is left alone with the material chosen carefully and allowed to do their own things. They are not forced in any way to do what others are doing. They are not exposed to Junk food, Television or Computer. Here the teacher picks up the child’s mood and teaches whatever they want to learn.This encourages the natural curiosity of the child and he learns what he wants to. Since the child is never forced to learn what he does not want to he is happy with the environment. But when he comes to know why he should learn about certain things, he will love the learning and enjoy himself and pick things up fast. This helps the child to learn about the things fast and their learning process starts.

807037_high_sign_6.jpgIf you have a child who suffers from some disability or is disabled then the best choice for you would be home schooling. The child will be constantly under your supervision and he /she will gain lots of knowledge at home. Most of students in the school do not let the disable student study and try and show them down and pass some comments on the child which will be a problem if the child goes into depression.

Try and keep to the schedule you make for the child, he may have some bad days do not force him try and work around that times. Teach them on the computers and he will have all the information on his finger tips without going out.

Make frequent field trips as they are very important part of the study and the child’s interest will be fuelled into the subject. You can take your child with the group that way he can socialize and make friends with their own age group. This will bring confidence in them.

Always remember the home schooling is same for a normal child or a disabled child just allow the right opportunities and the alternatives to achieve the goal.