195 1 year, the 9th International Montessori Conference was held in London. Since the 1920s and 1930s, Montessori's educational thoughts and methods, like other educational thoughts, have been hotly discussed and criticized. For example, American educator W. Keberqu and British educator A. S. Neil both raised objections to her educational methods. Her disciples are also divided into two factions. One school worships everything about her, accepts everything she says, and calls her "mother". The other school calls her a doctor, and thinks that some new ideas and methods should be added in combination with the changes of the times.
However, Dr. Montessori did not participate in these discussions. She believes that her educational method is successful and has been proved in all countries in the world. She refused to accept the suggestions of some critics, which was undoubtedly unfavorable to her theoretical development. Some people think that in his later years, Dr. Montessori couldn't tell which ones were faithful followers of her educational thoughts and which ones just wanted to hitch a ride with her. However, in contemporary times, we can also see the epitome of the past: when some Montessori educators discuss Montessori education, people think that defending themselves is more important than discussing doctors' thoughts, while others want to gain greater personal benefits through the practice of Montessori education and forget the children emphasized by Dr. Montessori.
195 1 year, the 9th International Montessori Congress was held in London, and training courses were held in Austria and Rome. 1952, Dr. Montessori attended the United Nations Education Conference.
1952 on may 6th, Dr. Montessori died in Nordvik, the Netherlands, at the age of 82. According to her wishes, her body was buried in a small cemetery in a Catholic church in Nordvik. In Rome, her parents' inscription reads: "maria montessori is buried far away from her beloved motherland, and her parents are buried here. This is her wish, which also shows the universality of her work and makes her a world citizen".
Dr. Montessori devoted his life to the cause of early childhood education, made indelible contributions to the development of mankind, and was widely recognized and affirmed by people. The Scottish Institute of Education awarded her the title of honorary academician. The University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands also awarded her an honorary doctorate in philosophy. Jeannette vos of the United States and Gordon Dryden of New Zealand called Montessori's educational method "the best educational thought in the world" and "the first-class preschool education in the world" in the book Revolution of Learning. Piaget once commented on Dr. Montessori, saying: "Montessori's observation of the psychological mechanism of mentally retarded children has become the starting point of the general method, and its influence in the world is immeasurable." British educators rated her as "one of the greatest scientists who won worldwide recognition in the 20th century to promote science and human progress".
Dr. Montessori left a wealth of educational works, which can be roughly divided into three categories:
(1) About child psychology: the secret of childhood, finding children, absorbing the mind, developing human potential, etc.
(2) Teaching methods: Montessori method, Montessori manual, children in the family and advanced Montessori method, including spontaneous activities in education, adolescence and later education, Montessori primary teaching AIDS, etc.
(3) Other aspects: new world education, educational anthropology, educational reconstruction, peace education, etc.