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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori is born in Chiaravalle, Italy
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At age 12, Maria was interested in math, and wanted to go to Technical School, though that was not stereotypical for girls to do.
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Though originally denied entry to the University of Rome, Maria Montessori persisted and was granted entry.
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She trained Special Educators on how to care for special needs children, and taught them how to observe them. She developed methods that were also used with "normal" children. She taught them to teach children in a new way.
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The men of the college did not care for the fact that Maria was a female in their school, but she persisted in her education nonetheless, and graduated as the first female of an Italian Medical School
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She had a passion for taking away pain from children, and studying on how to help the children who were not mentally well. She begin to study education for these children.
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She wanted to use new methods to help reach children with mental disabilities and handicaps. She gave speeches on her article at political events. The money that she raised she donated to "The League for Children with Deficiencies".
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She had an affair with the co-director of the school, and secretly birthed Mario Montessori and gave him away to another family. At that time, she would've been shunned for having a baby without being married, thus doing it in secret.
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The Orthophrenic School trains Special Educators. Maria Montessori was put in charge as the director
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Maria continued her education, eventually becoming a professor at the University of Rome.
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Starting in 1904, Maria taught about how to care for Special needs children. She wrote the book "Pedagogical Anthropology".
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She had 50 children from the ages of 2 to 6 years old. Prior to her being hired, the children would cause chaos.
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She believed that her method of teaching could be used with normal children, and not just children with disabilities. Children with disabilities remain in Montessori classrooms, with full inclusion.
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This is the beginning of multiple schools opening up, after people saw the great successfulness of her first school.
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Once resigning from UR, Maria focused all of her attention on developing her method for teaching children more effectively.
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As she traveled through Europe, educators learned from her lectures, and adapted her ways into their own schools. Over 200 Montessori schools opened in the Netherlands alone.
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She believed that the key to peace was found in education. She said "Education is the best weapon for Peace."
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She is nominated three times: 1949, 1950, 1951. She believed that real peace starts with the children.
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She is nominated three times. She believed that real peace started with the children.
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She was nominated three times. She believed that real peace started with the children.
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Maria Montessori died in her friend's garden. Learn about Maria Montessori's Life and Teachings in this video below. https://youtu.be/sjOvCC0jVCs
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Maria Montessori's legacy lives on, and the amount of Montessori schools continue to grow worldwide. Here is a summary and a timeline. http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/montessori52/montessori52.html
