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Montessori education is an education method that was started by Maria Montessori. The idea is to focus more on the natural interest of a child and hands-on learning rather than a fixed plan. 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.
Montessori Education Media
Traditional Montessori educational materials on display at the exhibition "Designed for children" at Triennale di Milano, Milan
Children working with a moveable alphabet at a Montessori school
The Scarborough School at the Edward Harden Mansion in Sleepy Hollow, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the site of the first American Montessori school in 1911
A Montessori classroom in the United States
White Pine Montessori School in Moscow, Idaho, US
Hand painting in a Montessori school of Nigeria
Educational materials like sandpaper letters are designed to appeal to young children's senses.
