Dr. Maria Montessori

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This paper looks at Dr. Maria Montessori as a visionary in the world of education. The writer discusses that she was a physician as well as a scientist and an educator. The writer describes that after her experiences with her first school in Rome, Maria Montessori began applying her methods in her first children's school in 1907. The writer points out that her new pedagogy continues to revolutionize education today. This paper serves as an overview of the most important issues in the Montessori method and their implications.

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"Dr. Maria Montessori was a visionary in the world of education. She was a physician as well as a scientist and an educator. After her experiences with her first school in Rome, Maria Montessori began applying her methods in her first children's school in 1907. Her new pedagogy continues to revolutionize education today. This paper will be an overview of the most important issues in the Montessori method and their implications. Some of these important issues include her belief in children as "competent beings," her creation of an environment scaled for children's use, the division of classes by groups corresponding with developmental periods, and parental involvement. Montessori also initiated the idea of "the absorbent mind," in which she stated that children strive over and over to master each competency at the proper level of achievement."

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