MONTESSORI vs. TRADITIONAL
MONTESSORI vs. TRADITIONAL
There's a big difference between the two teaching methods and the Montessori method has been getting a loud buzz because of the many benefits it can offer its students.
Learn more about how Montessori can shape your kid's future.
Montessori
- Emphasis on cognitive and social development
- Teacher has unobtrusive role in the class room
- Encourages self discipline
- Mainly individual instruction
- Mixed age group in a classroom
- Encourage children to learn and help others
- Children set their own learning pace
- Multi-sensory materials for all learning styles
- Encourages child to use their own problem solving skills
- Children have the freedom in the classroom
- Parents are encouraged in participation
Traditional
- Social development only
- Teacher is the controller
- Teacher is the enforcer
- Mostly group instruction
- Same age grouping
- Teacher is teaching
- Structured group instruction
- Fewer sensory materials
- Corrected by teacher
- Desk and chair assigned
- Voluntary involvement
