It was originally used to treat mentally retarded children, who were failed by the existing educational system.
It was originally used to treat mentally retarded children, who were failed by the existing educational system. At the founder's Children's House in Rome, directors would allow the children freedom within a structured environment, and direct the children so that they would not start off down the wrong path when learning new skills. This successful approach spread to other countries, and is still used in many private American elementary schools today. FTP, identify this educational method, named for its Italian developer.
It was originally used to treat mentally retarded children, who were failed by the existing educational system.
{Montessori} method