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Maria Montessori
Becomes one of the first women to obtain a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Rome.
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Her second degree
Begins the second degree—in education, experimental psychology, and anthropology—at the University of Rome. Visits elementary schools to do anthropological research.(https://montessori-ami.org/resource-library/facts/timeline-maria-montessoris-life) -
World Wide interest
The success of Dr. Montessori’s schools sparked interest around the world. Dignitaries traveled to Rome from countries far and wide to witness, firsthand, the “miracle children” who exhibited concentration, attention, and spontaneous self-discipline. -
Start 0f the Montessori
Dr. Maria Montessori opened the doors to a center called the Casa dei Bambini—Italian for “Children’s House.” -
Book
Dr. Montessori published her first book, Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all’educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini. Within 3 years it had been translated into 10 languages. Its first 5,000 copies in English, succinctly titled The Montessori Method, sold out in 4 days.(http://www.peacemontessori.org/montessori/history-of-the-montessori-movement/) -
First training corse
Gives the first training course in her method to about 100 students in Città di Castello. There, she writes, in the space of a month, her first book, Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica applicato all’educazione infantile nelle Case dei Bambini. In the years to follow, this book is translated into over 20 languages. The English edition is titled The Montessori Method. -
Montessori Practice
Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms, children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process. -
Visit to Rome
When she did her visits to Rome some of her duties where to go to Clinic. Where she saw children who were considered stupid and were not able to learn as fast as the rest of the kids.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqeTYHn0p4) -
Young Adults
Montessori could help young adults. residential schools where young adolescents—whom she called Erdkinder, or “children of the earth”—could work and live in a trusting community, engaging in real-world activities such as farming or marketing their own handmade goods. By experiencing human interdependence, she believed, students would learn how society is organized and develop the skills needed to meet the world’s challenges in a positive way. -
Training
Maria traveled all around London to Amsterdam to America to introduce the practices of how Montessori schools are teaching children.
