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Dr. Maria Montessori was born in 1907 and was the first woman to become a physician. As part of her post-graduate work she studied children with some intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dr. Montessori liked creating an environment that had lots of developmentally appropriate activities and many choices for the children to pick and choose what they wished to learn. Benito Mussolini was very impressed with her findings and her classrooms and she shaped much of the education of Italy during that time. She found success in treating children with disabilities and her theories of education are popular today.
Montessori teaching emphasizes the use of all five senses. Children learn at their own pace and are not required to sit and listen to a teacher. There are a variety of materials available for learning and the children are taught by a teacher one on one instead of a teacher instructing the whole class. Many of the materials in a Montessori classroom are not unlike things you would find in your own home. Children might practice pouring water using a real glass pitcher into a real glass. There might be a flower

Read more: An Overview of Montessori Education