Montessori education

teaching method based on Maria Montessori's ideas

Montessori education is an education method that was stared by Maria Montessori . The idea is to focus more on the natural interest of a child, rather than a fixed plan. The idea is to focus on hands-on learning and to develop real-world skills. The basic idea is covered in the phrase "Help me, so I can do it myself". The idea was started by Maria Montessori, in the early 20th century. Montessori was a doctor of medicine. During her life, she worked at a mental health institution, where she also had to look after disabled children. She found out that many of them were not mentally retarded, they simply didn't get the attention they needed. Based on the ideas of Édouard Séguin, she developed special learning tools. With these tools, she could make them curious, and help them focus on learning new things.

Demonsstrtating the principles of Montessori education, mother with child, 1929
Montessori, in 1913. This photo was colorized in 1920.