What Is The Meaning Of Kids Need Structure By Maria Montessori

Thomas Jefferson is known for saying “[an] educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free [person].” This is the same as in Colin Powell’s “Kids Need Structure” TED Talk and Maria Montessori’s “Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook,” both convey that a child’s education depends on both teacher and caregivers. Both Powell and Montessori desire readers on the greatest way to educate children in the future. Both strongly disagree about how the structure and teacher’s role in education, but both agree children are significantly impacted by the behavior and the adults that surround them.

While Powell uses structure to help the students while Montessori uses respect to help the students. An example is when Powell admits that, “[we] teach

Powell uses his teacher role to have a better education, for example, Powell admits that, “[and] then we introduce them to somebody who they come to hate immediately, the drill sergeant[, and] they hate him[, and] the drill sergeant starts screaming at them. and telling them to do all kinds of awful things''(Powell 24-27). Powell is very rigorous toward his students because he yells at them and he starts telling them awful things, but this helps them learn from their mistakes. Powell says awful things to them so they can learn from their mistakes and become a better person. Furthermore, Montessori role as a teacher is polite towards the children by making sure the children follow her rules. Montessori role as a teacher is to be polite toward the children so they don’t feel horrible about themselves, for example, Montessori admits that, “To keep alive that enthusiasm is the secret of real guidance, and it will not prove a difficult task, provided that the attitude [toward] the child’s acts be that of respect, clam and waiting, and provided that he be left free in his movements and in his experiences”(Montessori 7-10). Montessori is very polite toward the children by moving at their own pace and keeping students enthusiastic. Montessori is being polite to the childrens because she wants to keep the environment free in

Powell explains the importance of having a teacher, for example, Powell admits that, “the real answer begins with bringing a child to the school with structure in the child’s heart and soul to begin with”(Powell 44-45). Powell uses this quote to explain the importance of having a teacher because the students need to have structure in themselves before the students can get into a school system and this leads to a student having a better outcome in their future. This shows that not having a teacher can lead to serious problems and when the students come to school without structure, the students could fail/drop out of school and go to jail. Besides, Montessori also explains the importance of having a teacher is important for the student outcome. Montessori explains the importance of having a teacher, for example, Montessori admits that, “It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting them feel the teacher’s presence too much”(Montessori 2-3). Montessori uses this quote to explain the importance of having a teacher because the teacher doesn’t want the student to feel overwhelmed and the teacher lets them work at their own pace to have a better outcome. This shows that having a teacher is important and this is better for the students outcome and their future so they don’t feel overwhelmed. In conclusion, these two stories are similar because they both