Montessori and the Postmodern Era

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This paper begins with a brief discussion of Maria Montessori's original vision. The writer explains that Montessori created a method for teaching children that was very different from the accepted teaching methods of the time. The writer then provides an overview of the new concepts that have been introduced to the method, to keep it from becoming outdated in today's society.

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Back when Maria Montessori was creating her method for teaching children, the world was a different place. Neither World War had yet taken place and society moved at a slower pace. In addition, some of the basic concepts of education were understood quite differently at that time. Maria Montessori's method of teaching, which emphasized freedom of movement as well as independent thought, differed radically from the commonly accepted method of teaching. She based her method on scientific principles, based on years of observing children as they both played and learned. She chose to build her new method of teaching on scientific principles, to provide "her" children with the best education that she possibly could offer. This paper will begin with a brief discussion of Maria Montessori's original vision.

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