A: The bustle of a class is matched by a tangible sense of order. No running or yelling or drifting is allowed. Children are taught grace and courtesy, how to say “good morning” politely (with direct eye contact and a handshake), how to eat lunch with table manners, even how to walk a line to develop decorum.

And although students help themselves to materials throughout the room, it’s not a free-for-all. Students may choose only from materials the teacher has shown them. If they want to try something new, they must ask for a demonstration to spare them confusion or frustration.

Timing is also very fluid in the classroom. Don’t look for a lesson schedule. Each child’s curriculum is presented at its own pace. Montessori believed children pass through phases where they’re suddenly ready to understand a certain idea – such as adding, reading, climbing stairs. And she believed children hit these sensitive periods at different times, so they must be allowed to learn when they’re ready, not be dragged to a lesson when the teacher is ready.

A certified teacher may give 15 to 20 lessons per hour to different students – each lesson only two minutes long. The child chooses the work to do, and the teacher observes when the child is ready to be guided to the next step.

A: Because children learn at different times, students are placed in three-year clusters to  woffer a broader range of materials within the same class. preschool lass includes children aged three to six; the primary class has kids aged six to nine, the junior class has kids nine to 12, and so on. The three-year age span also allows younger children to learn from older students, and lets the older ones reinforce what they know by teaching their juniors.

The older kids are expected to be helpful – and the younger ones discover this and the multi-age grouping is a very important part of the philosophy. Younger children also pick up messages of tolerance and respect by watching older students. And having every student for three years gives teachers a rare chance to get to know each child on a meaningful level.

Dr. Montessori felt a child’s first “work” in school – ideally enrolling at age two and a half – should be simple tasks familiar from home, such as washing dishes, polishing shoes, sewing on buttons. Not only do these make children feel they are helping out, but they boost concentration span,good work habits and co0ordination.

The educational approach to encourage independence, encourage children to walk, not be carried by their parents, and to dress themselves and help out at home

A: Whether a child is wildly  gifted or somewhat below average, and even for some children with  special needs it works. The issue is parents’ philosophy; many today are very nervous about their child’s academic performance and standardized tests. Our kids are not graded.

It’s about developing inner drive and motivation, and lots of character development, as opposed to offering external rewards such as grades, because the learning only works as long as students care.

A:It is based on the idea that children are markedly different from adults. Ms. Montessori advocated a children’s rights nd believed that if children were treated with more respect and understood more fully, the world that they helped create as adults would be an increasingly better place.

There is no suitable school for every child. Montessori class requires the ability to control oneself and movement and requires the student’s ability to cooperate and listen to instructions. It is not appropriate for hyperactivity and a child who has aggressive features as there is freedom of movement and work in the Montessori class. It does not suit the child who needs training to control his movement and behavior, He needs a smaller class, working in a group, and focusing on modifying his behavior.