Prior to completing this discussion, please read and watch the Environmental and Genetic affects on Intelligence and Multiple Intelligence videos, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.
In this description, you will explore the role of society and community agencies (more specifically, schools) in developing the optimum learning and pro-social behavior of children. In your initial post:
a) Describe the main themes of Montessori-style education and typical education formats for children.
b) Analyze child development research and theory by making a bulleted list or table explaining three benefits and three drawbacks of each style.
c) Within your lists, consider and comment on the developmental domains: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial.
d) In what ways does each style of education benefit or ignore each and every domain?
e) Describe the role of these in the development of optimum learning and pro-social behavior in children.
f) Consider the phases of development from toddlerhood via adolescence. In what manner are the educational requirements of children and adolescents similar, and how do they differ?