![]() ![]() ![]() Increasingly, we see children ages three to five expected to sit and listen to lessons without interacting (Hamre and Pianta 2007). ![]() Key words: didactic education: Montessori education: playful learning preschool pretend playIn recent years, educators have begun using the didactic teaching methods appropriate for older children in preschool settings (Zigler and Bishop-Josef 2004). She concludes with a discussion of research on the outcomes of Montessori education and on pretend-play research, clarifying how Montessori education relates to playful learning. In this essay, the author discusses this apparent contradiction: how and why Montessori education includes elements of playful while simultaneously eschewing fantasy. Although Montessori education is often considered a form of playful learning, Maria Montessori herself spoke negatively about a major component of playful learning-pretend play, or fantasy-for young children. ![]()
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