This week I visited a Montessori school in Birmingham with my fellow ECE block members. This was a new opportunity for me and I was able to experience a lot of new things in these classrooms. There were many differences that I observed at this Montessori school compared to the public school setting. One major difference I saw is more a independent and small group learning classroom. They did not learn their curriculum in a full group setting. Another difference in the Montessori classroom is that they combine age groups in the classroom. The students are also learning more advanced curriculum for their ages. Despite the differences that I observed, the two types of learning organizations are similar. They both have caring teachers that have a goal to educate their engaged students. I really enjoyed my visit with the Montessori school. Even though the setting was very different from what I grew up in, I feel that I could learn a lot from the experience. This opportunity allowed me to open my eyes to a different way of accomplishing the same goal. I plan to take what I learned this week and use it on my journey of becoming a teacher and having my own classroom.
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