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"We Were Enchanted": An Interview with Maria Montessori's Students
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Povell, Phyllis – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2020
In the summer of 1950, teenagers Elvira Businelli and Delfina Tomassini embarked upon a teacher training course at the Italian university for foreigners, in Perugia, Italy--taught by Maria Montessori. Kn 2020, Elvira and Delfina, now in their 80s, spoke with Montessori Life in the interview presented in this article about their recollections of…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Students, Teacher Attitudes