A Montessori podcast for parents and teachers about raising children and educating students while bettering ourselves alongside them
Why does the Montessori method believe in mixed-age classrooms? Doesn’t that slow down learning for the older or more advanced students?
On the contrary, mixed-age classrooms may help the more advanced learners most of all! Because Montessori-schooled children are free to follow their passions at their own pace, no one is ever held back because they are bored or uninspired. Older children can pursue more advanced learning opportunities, while at the same time, enrich their classroom experience and gain self-confidence by helping to inspire and guide younger or less advanced students.
Our Most Popular Question at Apple Montessori Schools
As Montessori educators, the most common question we get is “What is Montessori all about?” The answer is simple: “It’s all about the child.” Below is a Q&A we like to call “Montessori 101”: an explanation of the origin and philosophy of Montessori and how Apple Montessori Schools unique approach to Montessori education can help your child develop a love of learning for life.
Interview Questions for Montessori Teachers:
Reveals more about candidates and tests their in-depth knowledge of montessori teaching.
What does a Montessori classroom look like?
What you won’t see in entering a Montessori classroom is a teacher standing in front of a classroom delivering a lecture. What you will find is children engaged in various activities, guided by their teacher, and determined by their natural interests and capabilities. You might find a child busy with a button sewing project in one corner and another working on a puzzle in another – all are hands-on projects that they can see, touch, and experience.
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What are the most important traits a montessori teacher should have?
Tests candidates knowledge of the role and their suitability for the position.
A Montessori podcast for parents and teachers about raising children and educating students while bettering ourselves alongside them
How is the Montessori method different from traditional learning models?
The Montessori method embraces the innate curiosity and vast potential of each child to flourish and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our core belief is that children are naturally interested in learning and achieving. We nurture that inner drive in all aspects of children’s development – intellectually, socially, physically, emotionally, and ethically, allowing them to develop at their own pace in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competition.
Schools:
Can you describe a time when you resolved a conflict between two children?
Tests the ability to settle disputes with kindness, understanding, and fairness.
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Can you describe how you would create a stimulating learning environment?
Tests planning and organizational skills, as well as the ability to create a safe and inclusive classroom.
What exactly is Montessori anyway?
Montessori is a philosophy of teaching inspired by Maria Montessori, an innovator in early childhood education at the turn of the 19th century. She studied children – literally watched them learn – and found that learning occurs differently for different children. Montessori believed that teachers are responsible for creating a fascinating and engaging environment in which children are given the freedom to develop and explore at their own pace. She believed children learn the most from birth to 6 years of age so the infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten years are a critical time for learning.