History of Maria Montessori

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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) has been variously described as a brilliant educator, scientist, physician, philospher and humanitarian. She was the first female Italian physician in the modern era. As such, she was given a "menial" task: to try to educate the "street urchins" in Rome. The Montessori Method? of education that she derived from this experience has subsequently been applied successfully to all children and is quite popular in many parts of the world.

Maria Montessori (1870-1952) has been variously described as a brilliant educator, scientist, physician, philosopher, feminist, and humanitarian. She was the first female Italian physician in the modern era. As such, she was given a "menial" task: to try to educate the "street urchins" in Rome. The Montessori Method? of education that she derived from this experience has subsequently been applied successfully to all children and is quite popular in many parts of the world.

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Among the premier contributions to educational thought by Montessori are:

Aside from a new pedagogy, among the premier contributions to educational thought by Montessori are:

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and didactic materials (some based on work of Itard and Sequin, a new pedagogy).

and self-correcting didactic materials (some based on work of Itard and Sequin).