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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator renowned for her educational method that builds on how children naturally learn. She opened the first Montessori school in Rome in 1907. Montessori travelled the world advocating for her educational approach and there are now over 22,000 Montessori schools globally. Later in life, Montessori campaigned for women's rights and lived in exile during World War II before spending her final years in Amsterdam and passing away in 1952.

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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator renowned for her educational method that builds on how children naturally learn. She opened the first Montessori school in Rome in 1907. Montessori travelled the world advocating for her educational approach and there are now over 22,000 Montessori schools globally. Later in life, Montessori campaigned for women's rights and lived in exile during World War II before spending her final years in Amsterdam and passing away in 1952.

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Tugas Modul : Task 2 M3 LA 3

Nama : RM Burhanun Haq Ibad


Sekolah : SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Pagak

To make your understanding of Biography texts better, read the texts and do the
tasks underneath.
Text 2

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

Task 2a
Fill in the story elements of “Maria Montessori“ in the following table.

Orientation Events Reorientation

Maria Montessori was an  She opened the first Maria also campaigned on
Italian physician, educator, Montessori school—the behalf of women’s rights.
and innovator, acclaimed Casa dei Bambini, or Traveling in India in 1940
for her educational Children’s House—in when hostilities between
method that builds on the Rome on January 6, Italy and Great Britain
way children naturally 1907. broke out, she was forced
learn.  Maria Montessori was to live in exile for the
born on August 31, remainder of the war. At
1870, in the provincial war’s end she returned to
town of Chiaravalle, Europe, spending her final
Italy. She was well- years in Amsterdam. She
schooled and an avid died peacefully, in a
reader—unusual for friend’s garden, on May 6,
Italian women of that 1952.
time.
 Maria’s early medical
practice focused on
psychiatry. She also
developed an interest
in education. designed
learning materials and a
Maria classroom
environment that
fostered the children’s
natural desire to learn.

Task 2b
Answer these questions.
1. What do the bolded words in the text mean?
I didn’t find any bolded words in the text, Ma’am.
2. What moral value can you draw from the text?
People should learn from the efforts and struggle of Maria Montessori’ for
education which consider about the children’s natural desire to learn and her
campaign on women’s rights
3. How did Maria manage the struggle in difficult times?
She traveled to India in 1940 when hostilities between Italy and Great Britain
broke out and was forced to live in exile for the remainder of the war.
4. How did she end her life?
At war’s end she returned to Europe, spending her final years in Amsterdam. She
died peacefully, in a friend’s garden, on May 6, 1952.
5. Why do you think Maria’s story beneficial for education?
Maria’s story beneficial for education because Maria Montessori’s effortss for
education, particularly her design in learning materials and a classroom
environment that fostered the children’s natural desire to learn are now applied
and useful worldwide.

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