The Montessori method is a philosophy of teaching. This teaching philosophy posits that each child is a unique flower which must be watered and given room to thrive. Furthermore, each child must be free to create his or her own meaning. In a standard classroom, a student studying the Industrial Revolution might be told to select a captain of industry and write a biography. In a Montessori
. classroom, students would be free to create their own projects. A student might choose to build a spinning jenny from scratch, while another might create a classroom display of photographs of industrial slums. For information on Montessori schools, click here: http://www.montessori.edu/
