LASINTUS MANALU

Task 2a

Fill in the story elements of “Maria Montessori“in the following table.

Orientation Events Reorientation

Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born on As a public figure,

was an August 31, 1870, in the provincial Maria also campaigned
Italianphysician, ed town of Chiaravalle, Italy. She vigorously on behalf of
ucator, was well-schooled and an avid women’s rights. She
and innovator, reader—unusual for Italian wrote and spoke
acclaimed for her women of that time. The same frequently on the need
educational method thirst for knowledge took root in for greater
that builds on the young Maria, and she immersed opportunities for
way children herself in many fields of study women, and was
naturally before creating the educational recognized in Italy and
learn. She opened method that bears her name. beyond as a leading
the first Montessori Maria was a sterling student, feminist voice. Maria
school—the Casa confident, ambitious, and Montessori pursued her
dei Bambini, or unwilling to be limited by ideals in turbulent
Children’s House— traditional expectations for times. Living through
in Rome on January women. When she graduated war and political
upheaval inspired her
6, 1907. There are from medical school in 1896, she
to add peace education
now more than was among Italy’s first female
to the Montessori
22,000 Montessori physicians.
curriculum. But she
schools in at least
Maria’s early medical practice could do little to avoid
110 countries-
focused on psychiatry. She also being ensnared in
worldwide.
developed an interest in world events. Travelling
education, attending classes on in India in 1940 when
hostilities between Italy
pedagogy and immersing herself
and Great Britain broke
in educational theory. Her studies
out, she was forced to
led her to observe, and call into
live in exile for the
question, the prevailing methods
remainder of the war.
of teaching children with
At war’s end, she
intellectual and developmental
returned to Europe,
disabilities. In 1907 Maria spending her final
accepted a new challenge to years in Amsterdam.
open a childcare centre in a poor She died peacefully, in
inner-city district. Utilizing a friend’s garden, on
scientific observation and May 6, 1952.
experience gained from her
earlier work with young children,
Maria designed learning materials
and a classroom environment
that fostered the children’s
natural desire to learn. News of
the school’s success soon spread
through Italy and by 1910
Montessori schools were
acclaimed worldwide.