It is amazing when a child knows that he or she is ready for something~!!
How about this situation though??
What do you do when a child always asks for presentations but does not repeat, or choose
work independently? I have been encouraging children to work independently until a
teacher approaches them for a presentation. Is this the wrong way to go about it?
Most kids in our class are good about choosing work but there are always a select few
who tend to be less independent and only want to work when it is with a teacher.
Advice???
rg
On 5/04/08, may wrote:
> The assistant should encourage the child to ask the head teacher
> for a lesson if he finds an interesting work on the shelf that the
> child has not had a lesson on.
>
> On 5/01/08, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 4/30/08, rq wrote:
>>> Thank you very much! I really appreciate the help.
>>> Can you please clarify this one for me?
>>> 8) For new children, emphasis on
>>> a)Asking for lessons before getting work out.
>>> You want the assistant to encourage the children to choose
>> work before they ask
>>> for a lesson? Right?
>>
>>
>> Not really. In Montessori, the teacher gives lessons before the
>> children are allowed to get that material out. In other words,
>> if a child gets work out, manipulates it, has trouble
>> understanding what it is AND THEN asks for a lesson - it's
>> really too late. That is not the M. philosophy. The should ask
>> for a lesson in whatever it is they fancy & then the teacher can
>> make the call as to whether it can be done.
>>
>> HTH