Essay On The Montessori Method

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The Montessori Method is an educational theory, based on collaborative play and self-directed, hands-on learning. In a Montessori classroom children make and design their choices of own style of learning. This method has helped a lot of famous and wealthy people get to where they are in life now, for instance Sergy Brin & Larry Page the founders of Google, Prince William and Prince Harry the English Royal family, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis former first lady to J.F Kennedy. Writers and journalists have found early research about the Montessori Method and the true facts will impress most people. This essay will explain what the Montessori method is and who the founder of this method was. It will define the steps that were taken in order …show more content…
While Maria was a student at the University of Rome studying to become a doctor, students and professors would harass and belittle her as her gender was not appropriate in the medical field at that time. Maria would take private lessons in order to focus properly and be away from the distractions that had occurred in her previous studies. Maria had an opportunity to work as a Clinical assistant and she pursued her way …show more content…
In addition there were Montessori schools established in five continents within a couple of years. In 1916 there were more than one hundred Montessori schools running in 22 states. World War I was a tragedy that occurred in the U.S it was a major impact in which intervened with the Montessori system. It seemed as though the Montessori method had disappeared due to the World War I , but lecturers and some schools still continued with this method and theory. Even though that event had happened, other places in the world continued the Montessori method and it just grew and grew. As a result an estimation of about 4,500 Montessori schools in the United States and about 20,000 worldwide. In a Montessori classroom the amount of children in each classroom ranges from 20-30 students above the infant and toddler age group, and about 10-15 students in classes of infants and

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