Blog week 10

     Montessori and Dewey






1.) The basis is freedom for the students.  The students can learn in multiple ways and are respected.  It helps them feel important and in turn encourages them to learn.  Also the students are encouraged to use hands on learning which just helps them learn in ways outside of just sitting in a classroom.

2.)  The classroom must be an environment that is comfortable for the students.  Being comfortable helps encourage the students to stay focused an absorb as much information as they can.  The more fun the classroom the more excited the students will be to come learn.

3.)  The children have to have freedom in order to gain the most out of their education.  Once they learn the information they need to be free to go use it in hands on work or in the real world.  Children will be more willing to use what they learn if they have the freedom to use the knowledge how they want.

4.)  He says thinking in education means that you have to grow and learn through the classroom.  In order to think fully and critically, one has to have experiences that go with the learning and the best way to get that is through hands on learning.

5.)  In order for students to have thinking in education their must be topics that interest them so they stay invested in learning.  They also must have hands on activities that cause them to use problem solving.  Finally, they must be able to apply the new knowledge to the real world in order have a full understanding of what they have learned.

6.)  Dewey supports the idea of an interactive and social learning.  Learning has to come from hands on work in order to have the interactive learning. However, learning also has to come from others and working with others.  One of the best ways to learn is by learning from those around you.