Google honors Maria Montessori’s 142nd birthday with doodleAugust 31, 2012 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has come up with a new doodle to honor the 142nd birthday of Maria Montessori who gave the world a unique educational method which is still adopted in public and private schools throughout the world, The International Business Times reports. The Google homepage shows educational tools which form the essential part of the teaching method propagated by Montessori, arranged in a manner to depict the logo of the tech giant. The "Montessori system" of education which bears her name gives importance to the creative potential of a child while emphasizing independent thinking. It is aimed at bringing out the natural mental development of the child. Born on August 31, 1870 as Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori, in Chiaravalle, Italy, she grew up to become a physician and an educator. She is credited with being the first Italian woman to get a degree in medicine. Monessori graduated from the University of Rome in 1896. Montessori opened her first preschool in 1907, the success of which followed many Montessori schools and she travelled to several countries to spread her method of education. Montessori came to England in 1919, where her training method was met with both enthusiasm and controversy. A major feature of the Montessori system of education is the discovery model where students learn concepts from working with materials, instead of direct instruction. On May 6, 1952, Montessori died of cerebral haemorrhage in the Netherlands at the age of 81. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |