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THEORY & CRITIQUE
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T&CTower:Lookingintothemostessentialtheoryonpreschooleducation,¡°MontessoriMethod¡±
Findingoutchildren¡¯spotential
Mediaandfraud
I
mportance of proper education in
insistedthatthechildrenhavetobeeducated
babyhood is widely known to lots of
in a ¡°Prepared environment¡± because the
ordinarypeople.
¡°Preparedenvironment¡±allowsthemtohave
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However,notmanyofthemactuallyknow
anopen-mind,toreleasetheirfreedomwith
omeanalystspointoutthattheopposition-raisedcorruptionandfinancialscandals
even an outline of the preschool education,
protection.
werethelargestfactorsontherecentparliamentaryelection,whichresultedinthe
and unfortunately, they tend to
Inaddition,theMontessori¡¯sperceptionof
GrandNationalParty(GNP)sweepingallthreeregionalelections.Amongmanypolitical
misunderstand the nature of it. This may
children, education and the course of
factors in the election race, the media is to blame this time. Such an estimation is not
mean that this improper knowledge would
education worked as a main body in the
groundedfromtheresultsoftheelection,butratherfromthemedia¡¯sreportingattitude
bringanunexpectableconsequence.
creation of the ¡°Montessori Method¡±. The
thatwentagainstthevocationalethicsofjournalists.
Theimportanceofthepreschooleducation
most interesting part would be her sense of
Recently,articlesonpoliticalmatterswerereportedfrommerelyguessingthemeaning
began to rise even before the nineteenth
thecourseofeducationbecausewithinit,the
fromthewordsofcongressmen.Inthepastmonth,headlinesondailynewspaperswere
century,andatthebeginningofthetwentieth
Italian doctor introduced her own teaching
found to be citing the exact words that congressmen used to reproach each other. The
century, experts like Pestalozzi, Frobel,
items.
wordsoftheoppositionGNPtocriticizetherulingMillenniumDemocraticParty(MDP)
Dewey, Piaget, Rousseau and Montessori
Maria Montessori introduced these items
werefavoredbyeditorstouseinsensationalarticles.Themostcommonmethodforthe
insisted on its magnitude. These people
in order to make the children have the
GNPtocriticizetheMDPwastomakepublicvariousscandalssuchasthe¡°LeeYong-
materialized and set a basis in the proper
¡°Concentration Effect¡± during their
ho-Gate¡± that involved high-ranking officials and members of organized crime rings.
educationofthebabyhood.
psychological development. The items are
And the media reported these stories as they were without checking them over. Such
However, their actual theories and
divided into normal life practicing tools,
behavior by the media is regrettable as it should be more objective and depend on
LeeJoo-hyun/TheArgus
assertion were sometimes misunderstood -
sense tools, linguistic tools, mathematical
confirmedfactsratherthanaburstofangrywordsonscandalsthatcanonlyleadtocases
Childrenareexperiencing¡°ConcentrationEffect¡±byusingsensetools.
intentionallyorotherwise-bythemediaand
tools and cultural tools. Each of them
ofanindefiniteconclusion.
this had a major effect on the later
possesses its specialized function and is
¡°NohMoo-hyunandtheActofFraudonPeople¡±byProfessorKangJoon-manisa
development of the education including the
Method¡±waslaid.Sheinsistedthatchildren
oppressed. So the people automatically
isolated in order not to fully change their
delightfulbooktothosethatareunsatisfiedwiththeKoreanmedia.Inthebook,Kang
preschool education. The ¡°Montessori
are not passive creatures but they are the
thought that the children are like an empty
charactersuchastheshape,colorandsize.
uses various incidents as examples of how Korean newspapers manipulate citizens¡¯
Method¡± is a good example which shows
lives which have a potential to grow up by
bowlandthedutyoftheadultsistofillthe
For example, the children only can learn
minds.Hegivesaconcreteillustrationofthekindof¡°fraud¡±Koreanmediacommitsby
that the proper understanding of an actual
themselves.
bowl. Also, they regarded the children as
the visible shape of a pink tower and they
comparingreportsonthesameissuefromdifferentmediasources.
theoryisessential.
In addition, Montessori felt that any type
lazycreaturessothattheadultsmusteducate
concentrateonanyuniquechangesofit.
HecriticizesKoreanpeople,sayingtheyaremorelikelytoenjoymockingpoliticians
of preschool education without respect for
them with physical punishment, if it is
andjeeringatthepoliticalworld.Whensomeone,however,triestoreformthistainted
How the theory of ¡°Montessori
What we can get from the
children¡¯s internal willingness to live is
necessary. Any differences of the children
system,themediaoftenpointsitsfingerathimorherforbeingtooboastful.Kangargues
Method¡± was born and has been
totallyuseless,andthat,worseyet,suchkind
compared with the grown-ups were always
¡°MontessoriMethod¡±
thatMDPadvisorNohMoo-hyunisthevictimofsuchinconsistentreportingfromthe
developed
of theories are more likely to lead children
treatedas¡°Wrongfactors¡±.
Montessori was a Roman Catholic and
likesofChosunIlbo,aconservativedailynewspaperinSouthKorea.
Notmanypeoplerealizethatthetheoryof
intoanundesirablepath.
Montessori could find not a single
once her theory was regarded as a work of
Mr.NohhasaninnaterespectforreformanddeclaredthatChosunIlbowillbesubject
Montessori Method was developed by the
Therefore,in1912,thedoctorestablished
compromise from the existing theories and
fascism. A little while after the 1920s, the
to reform for its inaccurate articles and distorted reports. When Chosun Ilbo wrote
first female medical doctor of Italy, Maria
one of the most important theories in the
this is why she established the ¡°Montessori
¡°Montessori Method¡± was about to be
articlesthatruinedhispotentialforthepresidency,hesuedthepowerfulnewspaper,and
Montessori. One of the most important
preschool education, ¡°The Montessori
Method¡±. According to her theory, the
rejected. This was because of the wrong
wonthesuit.Thenthequietwaronthe¡°killingofNohMoo-hyun¡±started,discrediting
theoriesinthepreschooleducationisnamed
Method¡±. Other experts supported and
childrenarecontrolledbyaninvisiblesource
broadcasts of the media which the ordinary
himasamanwhocannotfulfillhispromises.
~
afterthecreator,¡°Montessori¡±.
showed a great interest. For example,
ofenergyandthatkindofenergyrapportto
people believed without naising any doubt
Layreaderscannothelpbutfollowtheguidelinesthatnewspaperspresentinfrontof
TheprogressiveItaliandoctorhadspecial
Kilpatrick issued ¡°The Montessori System
both internal and external field of energy,
whilereadingandlisteningtothemedia.
them.Theproblemisthattheseguidelinesaresometimeswrongorareaccordingtothe
love towards babies and children and she
Examined¡±.
andatthesametime,theytrytomaintaina
This shows the importance of the media,
media company¡¯s own taste. ¡°Koreans have an extreme hatred towards the political
realized that any type of medical cure must
Four years later, she published a blended
balancewithinthem.
because the media must give the right of
world and do not trust the words spoken by the politicians. But when people have to
go with professional education. This
method,¡°AdvancedMontessoriMethod¡±.In
Themostessentialfactorofthechildrenis
informationandiftheyfailtodoso,eventhe
choose the right person for a political position, it is ironic that they depend on the
enforced her to believe that specialized
1929, ¡°The International Association of
thatthetwotypesofenergymustfrequently
great theory such as the ¡°Montessori
informationthatconservativepapersprovide,¡±quotesKangJoon-man.
educationonmentallyretardedchildrenmay
Montessori¡± was set up in Denmark and
correspond to each other and if this
Method¡±wouldbemisunderstood.
Thenecessityforindependentmassmediahasbeenachronicissueforsubscribersof
work in a similar way in the education on
moreactivestudywasbegantocarryout.
phenomenondoesnotworkproperly,itmay
However, the ¡°Montessori Method¡±
dailypapersandmanyprofessionalsinthefieldofjournalism.Yet,realitylackssucha
normalchildren.
leadthechildreninto¡°DeviationEffect¡±.
capturesabigpartinthepreschooleducation
newspaperthatmeetsthedemandofthereadingpublic.Asuggestedmeasurepeoplecan
Montesori continued to develop and
Theessentialpointsofthetheory
Curiously enough, the ¡°Deviation Effect¡±
anditisstillanimportanttypeofeducation,
take against the flow of improper media can be the formation of an independent
investigate her method and the reaction of
Unlike other theories of preschool
occurs when the children are forced to be
even though the method was introduced
judgement.Inthisway,mainstreammediawouldnotbeablecommita¡°fraud¡±onthe
the children in ¡°Casa dei Bambini¡±,
education, the ¡°Montessori Method¡± starts
unmotivated to do something by an adult.
morethanacenturyago.
blindpopulace.
meaning ¡°House of Children¡±. While the
from a different point of view, which is to
Montessori once said that the actual aim of
doctor concentrated on works in the ¡°Casa
findoutanewchildbyitself.
the preschool education is neutralizing any
dei Bambini¡±, she found a young child
At the time when Montessori lived, the
kind of the ¡°Deviation Effect¡± and help the
ByLeeMin-a
ByLeeJoo-hyun
playingwithwoodenblocks.Afterwatching
relation between children and adults was
children to regain their pure feelings and
Editor ofNationalSection
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
thatchild,acornerstoneofthe¡°Montessori
understood as a relation of oppressor and
innocent thoughts. In addition, Montessori
Neo-File
¡°Correctapplicationoftheoryinrealityisimportant¡±
Alternativenutrient,
LeeJoo-hyun/TheArgus
University and the headmaster of its
R: How is the ¡°Montessori Method¡±
educating children in the twenty first
DemonstrationKindergarten.
regardedintheacademicfieldofKorean
century?
Also,TheArgusinterviewedherinorder
preschooleducation?
S: The twentieth century does require
¡°Neutraceutical¡±
to fully understand the ¡°Montessori
S: Many experts of the preschool
individuality, originality and creativeness to
Method¡±.
education are re-accessing the method
thehuman.
philosophically, psychologically and
Thismeansthatthe¡°MontessoriMethod¡±
Reporter: What is your evaluation of
socially.
would be the best way of educating the
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the¡°MontessoriMethod¡±?
Inaddition,notonlyinKorea,butalsoin
children.
he living standards of many people
Many pharmaceutical companies such
ShinHwa-sik:The¡°MontessoriMethod¡±
other countries including the developed
However, people must try to find the
are getting higher due to the
as ¡°Johnson & Johnson¡±, ¡°American
is generally well carried out. However, it is
nations, they tend to adopt the ¡°Montessori
correct way of bringing up the children
development of industries and, at the
Home Products¡± and ¡°Novartis¡±, life
ShinHwa-sik
oftenunderstoodalittlebitdifferentlyfrom
Method¡±moreseriouslyandmoreproperly.
rather than search for the most suitable
same time, the people¡¯s increasing
engineering firms and other companies
HeadmasteroftheDemonstration
the actual method. For example, experience
Therefore, it is not a surprise that even
methodinthepreschooleducation.
interest.
like ¡°General Mills¡±, ¡°Nabisco¡±,
KindergartenofHanyangWomen¡¯sUniversity
inrealworldhelpstoopenthewingstothe
though it just started to be used in primary
Peopletendtodotheirbestinorderto
¡°Monsanto¡± and ¡°Dupont¡± already have
imaginative world but if a kid does not get
schoolsandmanyuniversities,theydotrain
keep and improve their health and
started works on these newly classified
T
he Argus met Shin Hwa-sik, the
any imaginative or creative element in the
specialistswiththemethod.
actually,manyofthemarepractisingalot
substance.
ByLeeJoo-hyun
professor of the Children Education
education that is not an applied way of the
ofmethodsinordertomeettheirdesires.
However, so far, there is not a perfect
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
Department of the Hanyang Women¡¯s
¡°MontessoriMethod¡±.
R: What is the most suitable way of
For this reason, a large number of
product on this because the
scientists and doctors do investigate new
¡°Nutraceuticals¡±needsuchahardclinical
waysorbetterwaysofimprovinghuman
demonstration.Theyarecloselyrelatedto
SeminaronsomefeaturesofItalianlanguage
ConferenceonKoreanRomanization
health.
thepeoples¡¯healthandthismeansthatthe
As a result, a novelty process of
firmsareresponsibleforanypossibleside
maintaining good health is about to be
effects.
¡°Italianisgloriousculturaland
RightuseofRomanization
created,
and
that
is
called
Experts are expecting that the
¡°Nutraceuticals¡±, a mixed vocabulary
¡°Neutraceuticalmarket¡±willgrowpretty
from¡°Nutrition¡±and¡°Pharmaceutical¡±.
rapidly due to the increase of average
historicalheritage¡±
basedontranslationtheory
A ¡°Nutraceutical¡± is a product which
person¡¯s life span and the noticeable
remedies and prevents a certain disease
growth on spread of information on the
butatthesametime,ithasafunctionof
¡°Neutraceutical¡±.
M
T
eeting ¡°Settimana della lingua
Before the paper presentations, Carlo
he conference of ¡°The Korean
theunifiedformofspellingnamesdoesnot
givingagreathelptoone¡¯shealthandit
The ¡°Decision Resource¡±, a famous
italiananelmondo¡±,ItalianofWorld
Trezza, the Italian ambassador to Korea,
Association of Translation Studies¡±
exist.
may be used as a mix of medical food,
firm on estimating market conditions,
Week, Department of Italian at HUFS held
gave an opening address. He briefly
was held on 26th and 27th of October in
Also, the actual pronunciation of the
functional food and nutritional
calculated that by the year 2003 the
an academic seminar in which scholars of
introduced what country Italy is to
Aekyung Hall, HUFS and ¡°On Optimal
namesmayproduceantipathyfromacertain
supplement.
average growth of the ¡°Neutraceutical
ItalianinKoreaparticipatedwithInstituteof
participants. Then he went on to say that
Korean Romanization System in View of
group of people. For example, the people
However,the¡°Nutraceuticals¡±mustbe
Market¡±wouldbe10%.
Education of Foreign Languages, Italian
Italy and Korea had certain things in
Translation Theories¡± was the topic of this
whohas¡°Shin¡±astheirfamilynamewould
classified differently with these types of
It is very probable that the
CulturalInstitutetoKorea,atAekyungHall
common which created their language long
year¡¯sconference.
notliketowriteitintotheRomanlettersof
substancesbecausetheymaydividedinto
¡°Nutraceuticals¡± are introduced to the
onOctober19.
time ago. Continuously, He told that he
Eight theses including a special thesis by
¡°Sin¡± because it means something
a new class of nutrients due to their
ordinary people in a period of two or
EstablishmentofItalianofWorldWeekis
hoped there will be more interchanges of
theInterpretionDepartmentoftheBK21of
undesirable.
specializedroles.Itwouldbemucheasier
threeyearsbutnobodyiscertainonthese.
thesteptoconfirmtheimportantpositionof
variousfieldsbetweenItalyandKoreaupon
HUFSGraduateSchoolofInterpretationand
This goes the same with the name ¡°No¡±
to look at an example in order to fully
Therefore, it is essential that people
Italianinsomefields-society,art,cultureand
throughthecoming2002WorldCup.
Translation, and four symposia were
whichisusedas¡°Roh¡±.
understandthe¡°Nutraceuticals¡±.
understandthe¡°Nutraceuticals¡±
information as glorious cultural and
Afterward, he also delivered financial
presentedintotalandeachofthemwaswell-
¡°Icansaythatthisyear¡¯sconferencewas
Letsaythatapersonishealthybuthe
Uptonow,investigationshavecarried
historicalheritage.
support amounted to 22 thousand dollar to
prepared.
good.¡± said a professor of HUFS Graduate
wants to improve his own health and he
outactivelyontheheartdiseasecuresby
In this seminar proceeding under the
theKoreanNationalUniversityofArts.
Themostnoticeablepartoftheconference
SchoolofInterpretationandTranslation.
alsowantstogetadesirableresultoutof
using vegetable steroid and extracting
chairmanship of professor Kim Si-hong,
¡°I was interested in Italian but I did not
was about the actual romanization use of
He added that translation and
amedicationalmethod.
certaincomponentsfromgreentealeaves.
DoctorKimUn-youngatUniv.HUFSread
have much chance to use the language
people¡¯snames.
interpretation are widely regarded only as
ItistruethattheOccidentalmedicines
Experts say that the ¡°Nutraceuticals¡±
apaperon¡°Differenzetraiverbiausiliariin
outside the lecture room¡± said Kim Min-su
Thepresenterofthethesisnotedthatthere
having a commercial value to many people
may slightly damage organs in normal
willestablishtheirownpartinthemarket
italiano e in inglese¡±, Differences auxiliary
(E-00)afterparticipatingintheevent.
are also many incorrect translations on
but their theorical values must be respected
conditions while the Oriental medicines
and they may bring advantages to the
verbsinEnglishandItalian.
At the same time, in this event, many
geographical designations and that even
because they are as important as any other
reinforce other parts of the body. The
ordinarypeople.
Next, Professor Kim Myung-bai at
famous personages related to Italy
people¡¯s names are spelled differently
studies.
¡°Nutraceuticals¡± exist for this reason;
Catholic University of Daegu presented
participated,whichcaughtparticipants¡¯eyes.
amongthereportersofEnglishpressaswell
supplementthedemeritoftheOccidental
another paper, that on ¡°La politica
asamongtheordinarypeople.
medicine. People can take them in types
ByLeeJoo-hyun
linguisticainItalia¡±,policiesoflanguagein
WhenthepeoplewritetheirKoreannames
of capsules, powder, soft gel and or
ByLeeJoo-hyun
ByKimJae-hyuk
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
Italy. Other participants also made various
into Roman letters, a range of spelling-
tablets.
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
AssociateEditorofNewsSetion
subjectsaboutItalian.
collection is produced, and this means that

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