The Flipling Method Of Teaching, And The Montessori Method Of Teaching

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Introduction
The controversy in the classroom is that there is no right or wrong way for everyone, but there is an appropriate approach for each one. The research I have conducted in this paper will cover the Flipping Method of Teaching, the Inquiry Method of Teaching, and the Montessori Method of Teaching. I will discuss the history, the description, and if/how I would use it in the classroom, in reference to my pretend classroom.
Flipping Method
The flipping method of teaching is where the teacher provides means for the student to be exposed to the subject prior to actually learning it in class. There are many ways this could be done; textbooks, videos, drawing, etc. Then, when the child returns to the classroom, they learn the subject …show more content…

Sproken-Smith (U.D.) states that “this form of learning is the approach that best enables the student to experience the processes of creating knowledge and the key points are learning stimulated by inquiry. This is a student-centered approach, a move to self-directed learning, and an active approach to learning.” The idea behind the inquiry method is to teach them to develop research skills, which will gift them with the ability to be lifelong learners (Sproken-Smith, U.D.). Inquiry based teaching is a great combination of curiosity and science. As a student encounters an issue that they are not sure how to solve, they will formulate questions, explore, observe, and apply the new knowledge, to creating a solution to the problem (Warner & Myers, 2014). The history of the inquiry method dates back to the 17th century, to philosophers such as Spinoza, who believed that knowledge is found the manipulation of ideas rather than the transmission of fact. However, it was John Dewey who was the philosopher responsible influencing “learning by doing”, which became more common in the 1970’s (Sproken-Smith U.D.). Some people think of inquiry based learning as inductive learning, problem-based learning, project based learning, and/or discovery learning, which are all derived from the same concept, just have adopted different names. National Academy of Sciences (1995) indicates that when students learn through …show more content…

Since I am pretending to have a kindergarten class, I do not feel it would accurately apply to that age group. However, the part that I do agree with is “learning by doing”. I feel that it is not only important to show the child how to complete a task, but teach them, and then allow them to apply it. This is the portion I would carry with

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