28. Relevance of the Montessori Method
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode discusses the relevance of the Montessori method in today’s world, the difference between Montessori and traditional school activities, and the potential difficulties that Montessori children may face when transitioning to a traditional school, as well as other probable questions that parents might have.
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27. Other Activities of Culture
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
Apart from Exercises of Practical Life, Sensorial Activities, Language and Arithmetic, the Montessori House of Children has other activities for cultural subjects like Botany, Zoology, History, Geography, and Physics. This episode discusses the necessity of their presence in the Montessori classroom and the manner of introduction.
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26. Arithmetic Activities
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode presents the significance of Arithmetic, the reasons for giving Arithmetic to children of 3 ½ years, how it is presented, the importance of 0 and 1 to 9, the decimal system and the basic combinations around the four Arithmetical operations.
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25. Language Activities
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode compares language teaching in traditional and Montessori schools and presents the steps in delivering language in the Montessori method. Discuss the phenomenon of the explosion into writing and reading, the probable mistakes children would make while writing, and the steps teachers take to help children overcome these errors.
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24. Sensorial Activities
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode presents the senses as the Gateway to Intelligence and discusses the qualities and differences that make a human being unique compared to animals. The characteristics of Sensorial Materials, the steps followed while working with them, and their purpose is explained in detail.
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Episode 23 – The Exercises of Practical Life
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
Constructivists believed that children have the ability to construct their own knowledge when provided with necessary support and a conducive environment. The current episode discusses the activities in the Montessori House of Children, particularly Exercises of Practical Life. The meaning, significance, and purpose of Exercises of Practical Life are examined, along with the needs they satisfy in the children between 3 and 6 years.
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22. Factory, Empty Vessel and Constructivist Educational Models
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode points out that the root cause for the current issues in the educational system is that it is based on outdated educational models. The evolution and failure of these models are discussed in detail. The third constructivist educational model is introduced.
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21. Issues in the Current Early Childhood Education in India
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In India, more and more children are getting enrolled on preschools. The increase in early school enrolment shows that parents are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of early childhood education. Even a remote village has a private preschool and an Anganwadi. But their quality is not on par with other countries. In this episode, Dr S Rekha Reddy discusses India's present early childhood education issues with Mrs Nandini Prakash, the Director of the Indian Institute for Montessori Studies, Bangalore.
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20. Child’s Martyrdom for Literacy
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode presents how the invention of writing affected civilisation leading to recorded history and the development of science and technology. In the beginning, reading and writing were not open for an ordinary man. He achieved it after many bloodsheds. After getting the Right to Write, the adults forced their children to learn instead of learning to write themselves. Many countries made learning to write compulsory for children. What was the result of this compulsory education? Tune in.
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19. The Real Nature of the Children Discovered by Maria Montessori
Maguvininda Manava Montessori Podcast
This episode discusses how Maria Montessori discovered the fundamental nature of children in the first house of children - like repetition, ability to choose, disregard for dolls, rejection of sweets, exploding into writing and reading. These qualities are not confined only to the children of Casa Dei Bambini but all Montessori children across the globe belonging to different caste, creeds, cultures and times.
info_outlineThis episode discusses how the child is born incomplete compared to the animal babies. At birth, the child has eyes but no sight, ears but no listening, hands but no grasp, legs without coordination. In short, the child is almost a mass of flesh. During the first days of life, the spirit is blown into this mass of flesh. Nature has provided the child with the powers to create his future being.