Many different educational philosophies have beenconsidered and are followed across the world that aim towards promoting the academic and social growth of children. They have several perspectives targeting on different aspects of development in a child as far as intellectual, cognitive, and social development is concerned. Among the four philosophies studied and learnt, theseare the two most followed philosophies in the world that can be understood in-depth. These two are the Montessori Method and the Frobel Method.

The Montessori Method

The Montessori Method was developed by Maria Montessori in 1897 in Italy. She started working on this philosophy and developed it after attending the pedagogy courses in Rome, and after careful observation of the children's activities since their birth.

American Montessori Public School

Key Characteristics

The approach of this method is completely child-centered, which functions according to the various elucidated principles of Maria. The aim of a classroom following the same philosophy is the complete development of the child with respect to all the major five folds, which includes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities. It is one of the most followed philosophies in American Montessori Public School. The job of the teacher is to introduce him or her to their maximum potential and to mold them like a clay.

Key Affirmative Points

·         Children develop self-discipline, independence and analytical thinking. They also develop the sense of responsibility during the process of studying in that environment.

Students learn the true way of learning instead of just memorizing lessons, which helps them to develop a true lifelong love for learning.

·         The philosophy mainly focuses on personal growth and development, which helps them to develop maturity and creativity in the students. The lessons taught to them can be categorized into lessons in practical life, sensory and language, in order to turn them into well-rounded and independent individuals.

The Frobel Method

The German educator, Friedrich Froebel, owes to the beginning of the modern day Kindergartens. In 1837, Frobel set the foundation for kindergartens in the world and as well as of several educational philosophies. He believed that a toddler should possess unique capabilities and needs, and that adults should serve them as “gardeners”exploring their potential and making them aware about it. In fact, he also asserted that children of this age can learn best in an atmosphere that is full of encouragement.

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Key Characteristics

Froebel education focuses on the point that parents are the first educators for a child, and also stresses on developing strong relationship between home and schools like the APL Global School. The four main components of the method comprises of motor expression, social participation, self-expression, and creativity.

Key Affirmative Points

·         Amongst the list of strengths of the method, the most important is for the students attending the school highlighting the process of their learning i.e. to acknowledge various problems. In the process of working with materials, which helps them to gain resolution to attempt to figure the ways of manipulating and creating the output according to their desire.

·         Although, the remaining philosophies are also practiced by the various organizations in the world, which have a wholesome idea of the development of a child life in an organized way so as to teach them about the bright future ahead waiting for them.