Maria Montessori: Is the Montessori method any good?

Maria Montessori stands in many ways as the mother of alternative education. The Italian physician and teacher invented a new kind of school, one with self-directed learning, classrooms with mixed age groups, and no grades. Now, on what would have beenMaria Montessori's 142nd birthday has been commemorated by Google, with the search engine giant dedicating their daily doodle to the Italian physician. She was well known for her philosophical ideas and education methods, which bear her name

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