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Reggio’s educational philosophy is a child-centered education philosophy, a student-centered and constructivist pedagogy. Allow children to learn through self-direction and experience in a relationship-driven environment, exploring and discovering through self-directed curriculum based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community.

Advantages of Reggio Emilia Education:

1. Freedom, openness, respect for children’s development potential, and compliance with the trend of historical development.

2. The emphasis on "interaction" and "cooperative participation" in the curriculum is conducive to the enthusiasm of teachers, children, parents, etc., and provides a variety of opportunities and ways for children's development.

Disadvantages of Reggio Emilia education:

1. Reggio Emilia curriculum does not have a unified educational goal. Although it is conducive to the enthusiasm of teachers and students, the specific teaching situation is easily affected by the subjective objective and other factors.

2. The Reggio Emilia curriculum is mainly suitable for small class teaching and requires high quality of teachers. In practical operation, it requires various conditions and the close cooperation of teachers and parents.

3. There are many factors that are difficult to strictly control in the implementation of the Reggio Emilia curriculum, which makes the teaching effect uncertain.

Big pk of foreign early childhood education systems:

In today’s early childhood education industry, the most influential early childhood education courses are undoubtedly Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Waldorf. Montessori has gradually been integrated into mainstream early childhood education in China, while Reggio Emilia and Waldorf are still in their infancy in China. However, while these three courses are widely praised by most people, they are also questioned by some people.

Montessori curriculum

Advantages: The system is complete, with both theory and a complete set of curriculum and teaching aids, which is in line with the cognitive development characteristics of young children. Revealing the rules of children's sensitive growth periods, teachers become part of the environment, which can not only harmonize the relationship between teachers and students, allowing children to learn happily, but also teach students in accordance with their aptitude to achieve personalized and differentiated education.

Respect the continuity of learning and work. Emphasize mental development and cultivate children's good thinking qualities. Mixed age teaching. Breaking the traditional concept of graded teaching, objectively a large number of cognitive conflicts will stimulate the improvement of children's cognitive abilities, and the imitation objects will be closer to their own age, allowing children to learn from each other more confidently, promoting the development of all-round abilities and enhancing communication skills.

Rich teaching aids and activities. Pay attention to life training and cultivate children's self-care ability from an early age. In a Montessori environment, what is pursued is a self-confidence that arises spontaneously. This kind of self-confidence comes from the child's own correct assessment of his own ability level, rather than external rewards and punishments. Therefore, Montessori education emphasizes that there are no rewards and punishments, only encouragement and praise. Subtle and continuous improvement of learning results.

Disadvantages: In terms of education courses, the Montessori curriculum emphasizes children’s quiet play and the cultivation of independent and focused abilities, which to a certain extent also limits the release of children’s nature and the development of their social abilities.

In terms of art education courses, Montessori courses focus more on the instrumental value of art rather than its ontological value, which is not conducive to the development of children's artistic creativity. In addition, it overemphasizes authenticity, opposes children telling fairy tales, and ignores the value of imagination.

Waldorf

Advantages: Emphasizes love and warmth, and focuses on the expansion of spirit and spirituality. It conforms to people's beautiful ideals of childhood and education, and is suitable for people with spiritual needs. Criticize and reflect on the real world overflowing with materials, emphasize the concept of integrating into natural ecology, and integrate education and life.

Focus on children's hands-on ability, the teaching aids are handmade with natural materials, and they have a unique understanding and practice of art, beauty, and imagination. In real life, Waldorf courses are better able to survive in harsh environments than the other two courses. It does not require too many environmental settings, nature is its classroom, and the opposition to mental training also reduces the teacher's tasks to a certain extent.

Disadvantages: Waldorf courses have a somewhat "sacred" color. It is undeniable that its beautiful educational goals are desirable, but words such as "soul", "harmony" and "life" are placed in the wrong place. Specific courses always seem a bit vague and difficult to grasp accurately. The practice of denying academic training in teaching has also been questioned by many people.

In short, the three educational philosophies of Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia all have great qualities. For example, the two philosophies of Montessori and Waldorf have formed a An interesting symmetry: Waldorf strives to rekindle children's imaginations that have become too rigid, while Montessori strives to weaken children's excessive fantasies and allow them to achieve an appropriate balance between real-life activities and imagination.

In a specific educational environment, we must maintain a rational attitude, objectively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each educational concept, and avoid copying them. After all, each course is produced in a specific environment, and we must ultimately apply it in a specific environment.