Maria Montessori 1870-1952
Montessori System, Purpose and Method Maria Montessori was basically a doctor by profession. She was working with mentally handicapped children in Italy in a hospital where she developed a child-centered approach to teach such students. This approach was known as Montessori system of education. It was a system of education for young children that seek […]
Froebel – The Kindergarten (1782-1852)
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel was a German educationist. In 1837, he established a school named Kindergarten or Children’s garden, so he developed the basic idea about children’s education. According to him, children are like a flower and teacher is a Gardner. He stressed that each child had the ability to learn. We should provide him freedom […]