Long Term Effects of Montessori Education

Long Term Effects of Montessori Education
Montessori Education plays a vital role in child development. Long term effects of Montessori
Education on child like physical development, social development, cognitive development, and
emotional development.
2.5 to 6 years of a child are very sensitive period. During these years whole personality of a child is
developed. This sensitive period (0 to 6 years) is just like a foundation. If foundation is strong then
we can build a durable and solid building.
In Montessori Education sensitive period is catered properly and in organized manners.
Because it is observed that during sensitive period it is very easy for children to acquire certain
abilities language, mental and personality modeling. Once this period passed away it is very hard for
child to gain particular abilities with actual strength. It will take more time and efforts.

Montessori Education has long term effects on child’s life. It works on different aspects of
personality of a child in right directions and potential. The most effective long term effects of
Montessori Education are given below.
Table of Contents
• 1 Become Coordinated and Controlled Citizens
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1.1 Pegging the basket
1.2 Pouring cereals and water
1.3 Threading beads
1.4 Squeezing water
1.5 Walk on line
• 2 Become Disciplined and Organized citizens
• 3 Become an Independent and responsible Person of Community
• 4 Become Problem Solvers
• 5 Become a co-operative Citizen
• 6 Become a creative and critical thinker
• 7 Become a good decision maker
Become Coordinated and Controlled Citizens
Different Montessori activities and materials are planned for physical development of students which
develop hand and Eye co-ordination, their gross motor and fine motor skills. Random movements
become coordinated and controlled: grasping, touching, turning, balancing, crawling, and walking
Pegging the basket
Students use their hand muscles for pegging the basket. Their hand and eye coordination is polished.
Pouring cereals and water
They pour water from jug to glasses and cereals from one bowl to another.

Threading beads
They thread beads of different sizes.
Squeezing water
They squeeze water and pour in other bowl.
Walk on line
Student walk on a line holding things. They learn balance and control.
Using knobs of puzzles: They hold knobbed puzzles and place accordingly.
Become Disciplined and Organized citizens
Discipline that is problem in every educational institution is catered effectively in Montessori
institutions. Montessori teacher believes that discipline does not have to be enforced. They believe
that real freedom comes through freedom. Freedom and discipline are two sides of same coin.
Montessori students are trained in such a way that they manage their individual life, their manner of

speaking, handling martial, interacting with other children moving orderly in room. Students show
sense of responsibility towards themselves and environment. Above all they show independence,
control of errors and love of silence .They don’t need to be supervised like if facilitator or teachers
are around them or not. They will work with discipline and organized manners Because disciplined
are developed within children. They know that what are the requirements of the class, being a part of
community what is their responsibility. So at the early age if these skills are developed in children
then it will help them in their future.
Become an Independent and responsible Person of Community
Normally we see that young children want to do their work by themselves. They want to clean room,
wear dress take bath, serve meal work in kitchen ,etc. They always try to do all tasks by themselves
but being adults we stop them .Because we think that they can do these tasks correctly and properly
and we don’t give them opportunities. In this children start to depend on adults and always hesitate to
complete tasks independently. They started to believe that we cannot do this. Or if I do I’ll make a
mistake.
But in Montessori Education priority id given to students independence. This is not like a typical
classroom where only stationary is provided or different puzzles. This is like a mini house where all
kitchen items, cleaning items, gardening items washing clothes items, lacing frames, buttons frames
are given. All items are in child sized. They serve their food by themselves , they wash their stencils,
using brooms and dust pans, clean the room ,dusting, lace their shoes, close their buttons, iron their
clothes and hang them properly, how to grow plants, how to take care of plants how to comb hair,
how to wash hands and face, how to brush teeth, how to arrange materials on their places after using
things.

We can say children are owner of Montessori home. This is their home where they are like family
members. They are responsible of what they do. They become an independent child.
Become Problem Solvers
Being a parent we try and wish that our child should get A+ grade in studies. Their children cram the
books and get knowledge. But they don’t know how to utilize knowledge in practical life. If we focus
on problem solving skills at early age it has long effects on their future.
So in Montessori classroom extensive problem solving opportunities are given to children like
completing puzzles, arranging blocks of different sizes in sequence, Place long rods and broad stare
properly.
Montessori material is manufactures in this way that if children place a wrong puzzle their picture
will not complete unless they place correct piece. All materials have control of error.
With such Montessori activities students try to think on different angels and try to solve the problem.
They make efforts and when they find the solution they feel sense of achievement. They never
become worried of if they stuck anywhere .They don’t give up. They always try to find a solution
instead of giving up .They like to accept challenges. It become their habit and will be polished with
age.
Become a co-operative Citizen
Values are focused in all aspects. Extensive use of courtesy words polishes whole personality of a
child. Most of the time they work together. They are taught how to wait for their turn, how to share
things, how to respect others, how to give values to others opinion.
Become a creative and critical thinker

Cramming and copy pasting is not appreciated in Montessori education. Firstly we give concrete
experiences like they can feel numbers, alphabets and objects. Real things are used so that they could
realize that these are part of their life. They try to experience and create their own knowledge.
Such children who learn by doing and experiences they become creative. They start thinking
critically and always ask for reasoning. They will always be in search of new things. They explore
the world according to their interests independently.
Become a good decision maker
Freedom of choices is given to children in Montessori education. We believe that young children
have their inner urges that follow them to develop accordingly. According to their strong urge they
will experience things and learning automatically.
For this purpose different types of material is placed in wooden racks. Students choose material
according to their interest and enjoy learning process.
Through freedom of choices they become a good decision maker that what is beneficial for them.
They can explore themselves.
In short Montessori Education make a child coordinated and controlled citizens, disciplined and
organized citizen, an independent and responsible person of community, problem solver, creative,
critical thinker and a good decision maker. If these all factors are catered at early age during sensitive
period0 to 6 years) then rest of life of will be developed on this foundation. Such individuals will be
a helpful citizen of society. These are the long term effects of Montessori Education.
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