Montessori

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Submitted by niccivicci on May 7, 2008

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Montessori

“I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori method.” -Dr. Maria Montessori

The Birth of the Montessori Method:
· Created by Dr. Maria Montessori
· Influenced by Piaget and Vygostky
· She began her teaching as a doctor in an asylum for children who were considered “unteachable”
· Dr. Montessori recognized the children’s potential
· This initiated the belief of the Montessori method: “All children can learn.”

“All Children Can Learn”
· Through her years of teaching the mentally retarded and children in the slums of...

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