Dr. Maria Montessori invented the Montessori method over 100 years ago. Maria was an Italian educator and doctor. She eventually organized the Montessori method of education for children and was also the first woman to receive a medical degree in 1894. The Montessori method is part of a child-centered educational approach and relies on scientific observations from birth to adulthood. Maria based her approach to children on their natural learning tendencies. Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle, Italy in 1870. In 1896, she received her medical degree and became the first female doctor in Italy. She was a very good doctor and became known in her field by attending medical conferences around the world. I'm sure it was surprising to the other doctors to see her there and I'm sure she was well behaved. She represented Italy and women in medicine around the world. Women like her paved the way for women doctors today. Before Mrs. Montessori came along, many men and women probably thought that a woman could not be a doctor. While working in her own medical practice, she became interested in how children develop and learn. She loved children and wanted to help them in any way she could. She saw many children in her work and felt a connection with them. She wanted to help them learn. She believed that children learned and developed most from what they found in their own environment. This inspired her to discover how a child's brain works and learns. She studied psychology and philosophy in 1901. She became a professor of anthropology in Rome in 1904. Montessori was very fond of children, so in 1906 she gave up her medical practice to work with them. She developed what would become the...... middle of paper ....... This makes the child more comfortable learning. Order and independence have helped many children learn and grow. In conclusion, the Montessori method of learning has been very successful. Maria Montessori was a very good teacher and her method was really beneficial. Educators remember her as a very important lover of children who did her job for them. His method challenges children to learn and develop. When I have a child, I will put him in a Montessori school. I know he or she would learn well there. Maria Montessori was a woman who changed the world of learning. She is remembered every time a child graduates from a Montessori school. //www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/montessori-maria.html