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Montessori vs Traditional |
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Traditional Classroom
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Montessori Environment
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| Textbooks, pencil and paper, worksheets and dittos |
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Prepared kinesthetic materials with incorporated control of error, specially developed reference materials |
| Working and learning without emphasis on social development |
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Working and learning matched to the social development of the child |
| Narrow, unit-driven curriculum |
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Unified, internationally developed curriculum |
| Individual subjects |
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Integrated subjects and learning based on developmental psychology |
| Block time, period lessons |
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Uninterrupted work cycles |
| Single-graded classrooms |
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Multi-age classrooms |
| Students passive, quiet, in desks |
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Students active, talking, with periods of spontaneous quiet, freedom to move |
| Students fit mold of school |
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School meets needs of students |
| Students leave for special help |
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Special help comes to students |
| Product-focused report cards |
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Process-focused assessment, skills checklists, mastery benchmarks |
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