Today we get into the woman behind the Montessori approach - yes, Dr Montessori herself in a lovely conversation with her great granddaughter, Carolina Montessori. Listen to this conversation and learn about:

Dr Montessori's years working in psychiatric hospitals and anthropology before working in education
Her work as a feminist
How she became so well-known in an era before the internet and instagram
An insight into her relationship with her own son, Mario, who was born out of wedlock
Carolina's work in the AMI archives including books of letters from her great-grandmother to her family
What it is like to grow up in the Montessori family and how Carolina raised her own children in a Montessori way
Carolina's own beautiful story being married to the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq and Minister of Finance
a visit to a school in Kurdistan, Iraq
and problems getting Montessori into the public system

Simone also talks about a Montessori approach to food and answers another listener question:

How is a day in your room with the parents? Do they just observe or are they with you or with the kids all the time?... Gracias!!

For full show notes, click here: https://www.themontessorinotebook.com/dr-montessori-and-her-life-family-and-work/

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The Montessori Notebook podcast is hosted by Simone Davies. Edited by Luke Davies of Filmprov Media. Podcast art by Hiyoko Imai.

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