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Maria Montessori Italian-born U.S. psychiatrist and educator who founded an educational method for young children that emphasizes self-directed, independent learning and nurture of the whole personality (b.1870--d.1952).
Montessori method a system for teaching young children that encourages self-motivated education, the training of the senses, and early development of reading and writing skills.