Montessori Pathways
Montessori History
Maria Montessori was a genius before her time. She believed a child's mind from birth to six years was different from adults. She concluded that children effortlessly soak in everything in their culture and environment. She saw a tremendous need for children to have respectful, stimulating, nurturing and meaningful direction and guidance during what she called the "absorbent mind stage." In 1907, she opened an experimental school to test her principles on preschoolers. They made remarkable progress in reading and writing. The Montessori movement has influenced early-childhood education throughout America and incorporates some of Montessori's techniques into its school curriculum.
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