1. Maria Montessori 1870-1952

2. Maria’s Early Education  Born on August 31, 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy  Father was a financial manager for a state-run industry  Mother was raised in a family that prized education

3. Maria’s Education  Maria was an outstanding student that was ambitious and hardworking  At 13 she entered an all-boys technical institute to prepare a career in engineering  She changed her mind and wanted to become a doctor, she applied to the University of Rome and got rejected. She studied harder after being rejected and applied once more and got accepted her second try.  She graduated in 1896, she was among Italy’s first female physicians.

4. What/Where Maria Taught  Kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities (1906)  Casa dei Bambini (Children’s House)  Quality learning environment for young children in the slums of Rome

5. Montessori Method  Independence  Observation  The teacher’s best teacher is the child  Kids can teach themselves  Following the child  Correcting the child  Prepared environment  Absorbent mind

6. “Education is a natural process carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words, but by experiences in the environment.”

7. Maria’s Legacy  Around 7000 schools considered themselves Montessori schools by 2003  She created a base for psychological development theories of Jean Paget and Lev Vygotsky  1960 AMS(American Montessori society) is formed

8. Modern Day  Today there are more than 22,000 Montessori schools in 110 countries  In her later years she wrote many articles and books on education and made many lectures  Today the AMS has 400 public school programs most of which are in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina

9. Books by Maria  “Secret of Childhood”  “The Absorbent Mind”  “Discovery of the Child”

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