When Italian physician Maria Montessori opened a school in a Rome slum 100 years ago this month, she drew jeers and suspicion for her unique approach of putting children in charge of their education. A century later, her ideas are a lot more popular. About 22,000 schools bear the Montessori name in 110 countries worldwide, according to the Association Montessori Internationale in Amsterdam. (USA Today, Thursday)
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