Maria and her family live in Rome and she want to become an engineer but at the time in Italy, woman and men are not treated equally so her father want her to become a teacher instead. Maria doesn't want to become a teacher and she do everything to achieve her goal but the moment she travel through India, she grow to love children. She change many children live and all those children changes her life. I like this book because it very detail about how Maria going through a lot to become a teacher who she is today and how much her life affect the education system. I will use it in my class to talk about how our dream may change throughout our lifetime. It suitable for high students because it pretty long.

This book amazed me! I knew about the basic principle of Maria Montessori from talking about different theorists, but when reading this book I found out a lot more interesting information about Dr. Montessori. She originally did not want to be a teacher at all. Going against the stigmas in the 1800, Maria pursued medicine and graduated at the top of her class. She became the first female doctor in Italy. After working with children that have special needs, Maria knew that she could help them. She became a teacher and focused the classroom on being child-centered. She also mentored other young women and men who wanted to pursue teaching. Maria did not let anything or anyone get in her way. She is one of the most influential educators in the world and also the founder of the Montessori Method, which is still used today. ( )

I had no idea how amazing Maria Montessori was. Her life story is an inspiration for all women. Furthermore, her contribution to the field of education is priceless. She really understood how children learn and teachers could benefit from her example. It is too bad that she never allowed others to teach her methods to other teachers. After reading this book I am interested in learning more about the Montessori Method in order to incorporate some of its philosophies into my own teaching in the future. ( )

Good book. Thorough and interesting. Nicely organized and well-written. Appropriate for children of late elementary school age and beyond.

An interesting story about Maria Montessori and her groundbreaking work with the poorest children in Italy. She changed the way that children were and are educated. ( )