Her Principles
What is kindergarten called in Montessori schools?
Casa
What is the general name of the schools she created that lives on today?
Montessori Schools
What country is she from?
Italy
What is one pro and one con of the Montessori Method of education?
Pros:
Montessori promotes self-paced, independent learning
Child-directed learning fosters a love for education
Montessori has priority for supporting children with special needs
Cons:
Montessori is quite expensive now when it used to be for children in poverty
Montessori sacrifices collaboration for independence
Montessori is mostly for prep school and elementary school
How many times did she get nominated for the Nobel Prize?
Three times
Where did Maria live in her later years during World War II?
India
Whose work did Maria study to develop her understanding of sensory education with children with special needs? (Hint: Two Frenchmen)
Jean-Marc Itard and Edouard Séguin
What year did she publish her famous novel, The Montessori Method?
1909
What prompted Montessori to become an educator?
Worked with children at psychiatric clinics in Rome. She noticed that children needed hands-on, sensory learning experiences!
What are the four planes of development Montessori believed in?
Absorbent Mind (0-6)
Reasoning Mind (6-12)
Humanist Mind (12-18)
Specialist Mind (18-24)
When did she earn her medical degree?
1896
When did Maria move to Rome?
1874