Essay On The Montessori Method

Maria Montessori was the first female doctor in Italy. Her background in science guided her discoveries of children in Rome. It was these discoveries that led her to creating a method that would impact many students. The Montessori method in the United State has had in impact on US education. The story of its humble beginnings to its rise of influence supports just how impactful it has been in the United States. In the United State the Montessori method was spreading quickly. The 1910 article in the McClure Magazine praised Maria Montessori for her efforts in educational achievements and discoveries. It was this article that aided the advancement of the Montessori method. The first to become trained was Anne George. In October of 1911

In 1952 Maria Montessori passes and her son Mario Montessori take over as General Director of the Association of Montessori International. Rambusch discovered the writing of Maria Montessori and was very interested to talk with Mario Montessori. Emily Chertoff describes in her article The Great Montessori Schism (2012) In 1953, Nancy McCormick Rambusch, an American teacher, went to an education conference in Paris, where she first met the Montessori method. After training in Britain, she returned to the United States to open a Montessori school in Greenwich, Connecticut. Up until that point, Montessori had taken off in countries around Europe, but unlike other imported European methods like Waldorf, it hadn 't made much of a dent in the US (n.p.) Nancy Rambusch was interested in bringing a more contemporary look of Montessori to the United States. Her colleagues in AMI felt as though the method was rock solid and didn’t need to sway with the trendy changes that most method were. However, these “trends” weren’t short lived and continued on. There was a change in views of parents and educators at this time post war. As mentioned by Gisella Gisolo, it was at this time that (2005) traditional educational methods were being scrutinized, and many parents were willing to play an active role in decisions about their children’s education (in fact, it was not unusual for Montessori

In 1979 the International Montessori Society was founded. The IMS has worked to fight for the rights of Montessori teacher education. Gisolo discusses, (2005) The International Montessori Society (IMS) has challenged in federal court the laws of some states, like Maryland, that were used to discriminate against Montessori teacher education. (n.p.) In 1988 the Americans for Choice in Education coalition or the ACE was created with the IMS as well as other organizations. The ACE has had lead initiatives that support the changes in educational