Montessori Method Emphasis on cognitive and social development.
Teacher has unobtrusive role in classroom. Environment and method encourage self-discipline.
Children Peer teach & help each other.
Child discovers own concepts from self-teaching materials.
Child reinforces learning by repetition and feelings of success.
Emphasis on social development.
Teacher is center of classroom as "controller".
Teacher enforces discipline.
Same age grouping.
Most teaching done by teacher.
Child is guided to concepts by teacher.
Learning is reinforced externally by repetition rewards.