Bagian kedua Metode Montessory
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
THE FOLLOWING principles are
central to Montessori teaching:
--Give your child credit for being competent.
Young children are capable of much more than
most parents realize. Give your toddler a shot at
helping you empty the dishwasher, clearing her
dinner plate to the counter, or pouring herself
some water (from a small pitcher). It will take
more time than if you did it yourself--especially
at first--but it's worth it.
--Avoid saying "No, you can't do this." Instead,
says Dottie Feldman, director of school
consultation and accreditation for the American
Montessori Society, be inventive about how to
help your child achieve what he's trying to do.
--Demonstrate, step-by-step, how to complete
the task, then provide opportunity to practice it
frequently.
--If need be, take turns with your child,
allowing him to do those steps he's capable of,
and demonstrating the rest.
--Involve your child in household tasks.
Preschoolers thrive on helping and imitating the
adults in their lives. "It also makes kids feel
they belong," says Bev Farrell, director of the
Teacher Education Program at the College of
Notre Dame in Belmont, California. "And a
sense of belonging to the family group is, as we
know, what keeps them from straying in the
later years."
--Buy inexpensive dishes, but not plastic ones.
A plastic dish or cup will not break, no matter
how often it is dropped, and a child actually
learns a great deal from a broken dish.
--Provide tools that really work. Toy versions
of adult tools often don't do the job, which
results in frustration. Where possible, buy
small, working versions of the real thing, and
demonstrate how to use them safely.
(Obviously, a child under eight should never
use a knife unsupervised.)
--Give the child responsibility for himself.
Brushing one's own teeth, washing one's own
face, sorting one's own socks, pouring a drink
or getting a snack for oneself--these are a
child's beginning steps towards independence.
--As you encourage your child to help with
household tasks, realize this: You and he have
diametrically opposed purposes. "The parent
wants to get the job done, to move on to the
next thing," says Feldman. "The child's purpose
is merely the process of doing it. He doesn't
anticipate the completion of the task." Parents
need to be truly willing to go at the child's pace.
--Resist the urge to re-wipe the table, or
otherwise correct your child as she goes. If you
do, those feelings of pride and independence
will wither.
--Do not disturb. "The biggest favor a parent
can do for his child is to let him be when he's
truly engaged. It's better to wait until he looks
up or asks you a question. By not interrupting
him, you're helping him develop his powers of
concentration.
--Strive for Order. According to Montessori
philosophy, "external order creates internal
order." That doesn't merely mean having a
place for everything and everything in it's place.
It also means having daily and weekly routines
for the child. If he can predict what's coming
next, the transition won't throw him so much.
--Organize your child's environment to enable
independence. "Think about how you can
arrange things in your home so that your child
can be more in charge, so that he can work
towards doing things himself," says John
Chattin-McNichols, the Director of the
Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific
Northwest. A bed low to the floor with a
sleeping bag on it, for example, is much easier
to straighten than a bed on a frame with lots of
sheets, blankets and pillows.
--Incorporate your child into your whole house,
rather than isolating his play to a specific room.
For the most part, your child wants to be with
you, whatever you may be doing. While he
may keep most of his playthings in his bedroom
or in the family room, he could also have a few
books in the living room, a small table and a
drawer for his things in the kitchen, perhaps
even a box of markers and paper in the home
office. For more on making your home more
inviting for your child, click on the
room-by-room suggestions at right.
Riefna Azwita Fahmi
Test System Unit RisTI - Telkom
Jl. Gegerkalong Hilir 47 Bandung-Indonesia
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