Who was Maria Montessori really?
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Maria Montessori: Her name became famous with the method that revolutionized the pedagogy of children.
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By: Emmanuelle Bastide
1 min
His name became famous with the method that revolutionized the pedagogy of children and inspired thousands of teachers around the world.
But what do we know about this visionary Italian from the first half of the 20th century?
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Pioneer of feminism, new pedagogies and research on the brain of the child, a biography is dedicated to her, bestseller in Italy and translated into Spanish, German, Dutch and English.
Christina de Stefano introduces us to Maria Montessori, the little student fighting against the school institution, then the student who will be one of the first women to become a doctor, to work with people with disabilities and who divides her time between feminist activism and social commitment.
It was in Rome in a school in the poorest district of the city that Maria Montessori experimented with her method with amazing results that quickly made her famous.
with :
Christina de Stefano
, journalist and author of
Maria Montessori – the woman who taught us to trust children
(Editions Les Arènes)
Nadia Hamidi
, Montessori educator for 20 years, founder of the
École Montessori Internationale de Nice
in January 2021 and mother of a child with a disability
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