New Approach to Education System

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Lots of people have a transformative influence on people’s lives. This can be achieved with different ways; education is one of these ways. From Aristotle to today’s world, lots of people have been contributing big impacts on education system which has big effect on people’s personality and lives. Anne Sullivan, William McGuffey, Emma Willard, and Maria Montessori all great teachers who did their work very well and they had a profound impact on the lives of innumerable people. In today’s world lots of students, teachers, and parents think that Montessori education system is much successful than traditional education system. Maria Montessori was a successful scientist and educator at the same time. She brought a new approach to education system by developing new methodology and founder of the method of Montessori. She is famous in creating a specific teaching technique to mentally disabled children. After a while she developed her method to apply for normal children. Her teaching method is focused on promoting self-awareness and self-sufficiency for children. Thanks to these acts, lots of students and teachers have become more successful and happy. In today’s world, Montessori Method is used formally by lots of schools in some countries rather than traditional educational system. Montessori education mainly focuses on children’s personal development, rather than exams, while children become more mature, creative and socially adopted.
Maria Montessori was a founder of Montessori Education System which was created as a result of observing disabled children during her medical studies. Those practises with disabled kids inspired her and pave a way for exercising with ordinary kids as well. In this day and age, Montessori Method is ap...

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