Education and peace montessori pdf

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The Montessori Method of Education , developed by Maria Montessori , is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children. Montessori's method has been used for over years in many parts of the world. The Montessori method views the child as the one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a supportive, thoughtfully prepared learning environment. It attempts to develop children physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively. Following her medical training, Maria Montessori began to develop her educational philosophy and methods in , attending courses in pedagogy at the University of Rome and reading the educational theory of the previous two hundred years.