Lessons given based on
child readiness/interest
Integrated studies
Primarily individual instruction
Mixed age group allowing
children to teach each other
Child chooses work
Child discovers concepts from self teaching
Child sets own learning pace
Child discovers own errors from
feedback of the material
Child reinforces own learning by repetition and work internal feelings of success
Teacher has an unobtrusive
role in the classroom
child readiness/interest
Integrated studies
Primarily individual instruction
Mixed age group allowing
children to teach each other
Child chooses work
Child discovers concepts from self teaching
Child sets own learning pace
Child discovers own errors from
feedback of the material
Child reinforces own learning by repetition and work internal feelings of success
Teacher has an unobtrusive
role in the classroom
Montessori Education vs. Traditional Education
Lessons given based on teacher’s
schedule or curriculum
Compartmental Studies
Primarily group instruction
Single age group—most teaching
done by teacher
Curriculum structured for child
Child is guided to concepts by teacher
Instruction pace usually set by group norm
Errors usually pointed out by teacher
Learning reinforce by external
repetition and rewards
Teacher is center of classroom