Differences:
- Waldorf approach highly emphasize on imitation,he views that young children learn primarily through imitation and whatever is happening around the child becomes part of that child as he or she absorbs not only the outer actions of the adults, but inner attitudes too. Besides that, imagination due to, the capacity of young children to have the fantasy that allows them to transform endlessly and this provides another tools for the practitioner. Last but not least, is rhythm and repetition, the ordering potential of rhythm gradually guides the child's movements and his energy until such times as he himself can be the guide ( Oldfield,2001:79).
Whereas, Reggio Emilia approach is highly focus on the parental involvement as partners, collaborators and advocates for their children. Other than that, the children in Reggio Emilia must have some control over the direction of their learning, refer to as Progeittazione , the children must be given the opportunity to express their ideas in the classrooms or called as child - centered curriculum.Finally, children have a relationships with other children and with materials items in the worlds that children must be allowed to explore.In contrast with Maria Montessori approach highly focus on affective and language education, as well as the literacy and calculation, last but not least, is absorbent mind this refer to the ability of the children to educate themselves.
Similarities:
-3 of the approaches focus or emphasized highly on respect for the child journey, in order for them to develop potentially, strong, powerful and competent in the future This is highlighted in the creation of a
‘Charter of Rights’, a manifesto of the rights of parents and teachers as well as children, which
is evident in every school. It states that: Children have the right to be recognised as subjects of
individual, legal, civil, and social rights; as both source and constructors of their own experience,
and thus active participants in the organisation of their identities, abilities, and autonomy, through
relationships and interaction with their peers, with adults, with ideas, with objects and with the real
and imaginary events of intercommunicating worlds. Moreover, they also have the similarity on the activity and movement, children must have endless way and opportunity to express themselves. Waldorf and Maria Montessori rely highly on practical life skills for the children to developed the independent skills at an early age.
