One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of thousands of teachers around the world still hail her innovations and educational philosophy. One of Italy’s first female doctors, ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the 36-year-old educator was opening her first school: the Casa dei Bambini, or ...

The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori, by Cristina De Stefano, Other Press, 248 pages, $28.99 Maria Montessori's ideas about education stem from the principles of choice, individual ...

Italian educator Maria Montessori in Rome in 1951. Her philosophy of child-directed learning was geared toward underprivileged students, but today it is often associated with upper-class schools.

Maria Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in a four-storey house in Chiaravalle in the seaport province of Ancona, Italy. Her parents, Alessandro and Renilde would often walk along the wharf with ...

The Montessori approach to education teaches academic subjects, but also nurtures a child's emotional health and social skills Children in Montessori schools are encouraged to learn and experiment ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the ...