Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator who developed the Montessori method of education in the early twentieth century.
Her approach emphasizes self-directed learning, hands-on activity, and mixed-age classrooms, allowing children to choose their own work within a prepared environment.
Montessori schools now operate worldwide, and her name has become synonymous with child-centered education: They're sending their daughter to a Montessori school.
Adjusting to a standard
- manipulativesTangible educational objects
- child-sized furniturePieces proportioned for youngsters
- observationAttentive watching or remark
Focused on children's needs
- self-directed learningEducation you control yourself
- intrinsic motivationDesire from within oneself
- independenceFreedom from external control
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
order · coordination · hands-on learning · discovery · exploration
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-efficacyBelief in one's capabilities
- agencyPower to act
self-determination · confidence · capability · self-correction · self-actualization · dignity · competence · resilience
Improving learning institutions systematically
- progressive educationChild-centered pedagogical approach
- alternative educationNon-standard approaches to learning
- AMIThree-letter tech shorthand
- teacher trainingEducation for future educators
early childhood education · constructivism · child psychology · feminist pioneer · physician
Acquiring reasoning abilities over time
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
- sensorimotorRelating sensation to movement
- motor skillsCoordinated bodily movement ability
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
creativity · imagination · curiosity · growth · maturation · neuroplasticity · milestones · incarnation
normalization
Adjusting to a standard
- manipulativesTangible educational objects
- child-sized furniturePieces proportioned for youngsters
- observationAttentive watching or remark
child-centered
Focused on children's needs
- self-directed learningEducation you control yourself
- intrinsic motivationDesire from within oneself
- independenceFreedom from external control
concentration · order · coordination · hands-on learning · discovery · exploration
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-efficacyBelief in one's capabilities
agency · self-determination · confidence · capability · self-correction · self-actualization · dignity · competence · resilience · liberation
educational reform
Improving learning institutions systematically
- progressive educationChild-centered pedagogical approach
- alternative educationNon-standard approaches to learning
- AMIThree-letter tech shorthand
teacher training · early childhood education · constructivism · child psychology · feminist pioneer · physician
cognitive development
Acquiring reasoning abilities over time
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
- sensorimotorRelating sensation to movement
- motor skillsCoordinated bodily movement ability
socialization · creativity · imagination · curiosity · growth · maturation · neuroplasticity · milestones · incarnation
Maria MontessoriB.F. Skinner
Behaviorist psychologist, conditioning researcher
traditional schooling · rote learning · standardized testing · standardized curriculum
Maria, Mario, Marie, Marina, Montessori, Marian, Montessori method