Role of Montessori

Teacher or Guide

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(We follow the Child)
 ROLE OF A MONTESSORI
TEACHER
• A Montessori teacher is a guide, a facilitator and does not
consider herself to be the primary cause of learning that occurs
in her students. To understand the role of a teacher better lets
look at the types of arts. There are two types of arts namely,
Productive and cooperative.
• PRODUCTIVE ARTS:
• This is the art in which the activity of the artist is the principal
and the only cause of production, such as shoemaker,
carpenter, tailor, etc.
• COOPERATIVE ARTS:
• define the cooperative arts, we can say that in such arts the
activity of the artist is neither the principal, nor the only cause
of production. There are three very common cooperative arts,
which includes:
 Productive and cooperative
• Farming:
• The art of raising plants and animals.
• Healing:
• The art of curing. (This includes doctors,
physicians, surgeons, nurses etc)
• Teaching:
• The third one is what we are concerned with.
• A Montessori teacher’s normal classroom practices
involves:
• Preparation of the environment
• Observing the children
• Giving lessons. Primary goal of the teacher
 A Montessori teacher’s
normal classroom practices
1. PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: Montessori teachers
would prepare the environment for the children which means to facilitate
the children’s independence and ability to select the material of their own
choice and they will select the activities that will appeal their interests and
keeping the environment in perfect condition.
2. OBSERVING THE CHILDREN: Montessori teachers are carefully
observes the children’s progress, needs and their sensitive periods.
They don’t just keep the track of all these developments but act as
an dynamic link between children and prepared environment. They
are constantly experimenting, modifying the environment to meet their
perceptions of each child’s needs and interests and then noting the results.
3. GIVING LESSONS: Montessori teachers keep their lessons as brief as
possible. Their goal is to bring the children in a state of mind, so they will
come back on their own for further work with the materials. These are
some points which are necessary for the teachers:
 PRIMARY GOAL OF THE TEACHER

• Montessori teachers are taught to nurture and

inspire the human potential, leading children to
ask questions, think for themselves, explore,
investigate, and discover. Help them to learn how
to learn independently, retaining the curiosity,
creativity and intelligence with which they were
born.
• Montessori teachers do not simply present
lessons; they are facilitators, mentors, coaches,
and guides.
 Role Of A Directress
Anne Burke Neubert, in a Way Of Learning (1973), listed the
following elements in the special role of the Montessori teacher:
 Montessori teachers are the dynamic link between children and the
Prepared Environment.
 They systematically observe their students and interpret their needs.
 They are constantly experimenting, modifying the environment to
meet their perceptions of each child’s needs and interests, and
objectively noting the results.
 They prepared a independent environment in which the children will
able to freely select their work of their choice.
 They carefully evaluate the effectiveness of their work and
the design of the environment everyday.
 They observe and evaluate each child’s individual progress.
 Role of the Directress
 They are supportive, offering warmth, security, stability,
and non-judgmental acceptance to each child.
 They facilitate communication among the children and help
the children to learn how to communicate their thoughts to
adults.
 They interpret the children’s progress and their work in the
classroom to parents, the school staff, and the community.
 They present clear, interesting and relevant lessons to
the children. They attempt to engage the child’s interest and
focus on the lessons and activities in the environment.
 They model desirable behavior for the children, following
the ground- rules, of the class, exhibiting the sense of calm,
consistency, grace and courtesy, and demonstrating respect
for every child.
 Role of the Directress
They are peace educators, consistently working
to teach courteous behaviors and conflicts.
They are diagnosticians who can interpret patterns
of growth, development, and behavior in order to
better understand the children and make necessary
referrals and suggestions to parents. They respect
and protect their students independence.
They must know when to step in and set the limits
or lend a helping hand, and when it is in a
child’s best interests for them to step back and not
interfere.
Thank you