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A 9 page paper discussing the history of the Montessori Method of Education, it's application in the present, and potential applications in the future. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Montessori Method has encountered severe criticism from traditional educators due to its unconventional approaches. From the time it was first devised until the present, many of the Montessori methods
have been incorporated into public education to address the needs of special children. Some schools adopting the Montessori method have developed as private schools, but its tenets have proven
to be of great benefit in many situations, not the lest of which is children with special learning needs. I. Background Maria Montessori was a pioneer in the field of
education. She graduated from the University of Rome in 1896, the first woman to earn the degree of M.D., something unheard of in her day. She was appointed
as an assistant doctor in the University of Rome, and in the course of her practice, worked in Romes insane asylums. At that time, retarded children were frequently committed
to institutions where they were housed with adults. Through her observation of and work with these children, she realized that the best way to reach these children was through
touch due to their mental deficiencies. In the late 1890s, she gave a series of lectures on the education of the "feeble-minded" stating her belief that "defective children
were not extra-social beings, but were entitled to the benefits of education as much as, if not more than, normal ones (Standing 10). A state school was established to
house all children in Rome who were considered hopelessly mentally deficient, and Montessori became its director. During the next few years, she observed the children and considered methods of
training and education, which she shared with her staff. Due to the methods she utilized, many of these children who were formerly considered lunatics or idiots, developed to an
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