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Remembering Maria Montessori-Founder of Montessori Education Method
Born: 31-Aug-1870
An Italian educator of the early 20th century, Maria Montessori is remembered as the founder of the famous Montessori Method of education which emphasized hands-on, individualized learning within mixed age groups in a child-friendly setting. Her teaching strategies and her discoveries about the process of learning revolutionized the field of education in the United States and profoundly influenced children’s education all around the world. Despite the familiarity of her name, few realize that much of the developmental, “hands-on” approach now employed in preschools and kindergartens can be traced to the innovations of Maria Montessori. Although best known as an educator, Montessori’s formal training was as a scientist and medical doctor. She is also notable for having been Italy’s first female M.D. For her committed efforts on behalf of children, especially in the face of the fascism of World War II, Montessori was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize (1949, 1950, and 1951).
http://montessorilive.org/maria-montessori/maria-montessori-biography/
Born: 31-Aug-1870
An Italian educator of the early 20th century, Maria Montessori is remembered as the founder of the famous Montessori Method of education which emphasized hands-on, individualized learning within mixed age groups in a child-friendly setting. Her teaching strategies and her discoveries about the process of learning revolutionized the field of education in the United States and profoundly influenced children’s education all around the world. Despite the familiarity of her name, few realize that much of the developmental, “hands-on” approach now employed in preschools and kindergartens can be traced to the innovations of Maria Montessori. Although best known as an educator, Montessori’s formal training was as a scientist and medical doctor. She is also notable for having been Italy’s first female M.D. For her committed efforts on behalf of children, especially in the face of the fascism of World War II, Montessori was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize (1949, 1950, and 1951).
http://montessorilive.org/maria-montessori/maria-montessori-biography/
