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Montessori, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Montessori, MariaMontessori, Mariamärēˈä mōntās-sôˈrē [key], 1870–1952, Italian educator and physician. She was the originator of the Montessori method of education for young children…Butler, Nicholas Murray
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862–1947, American educator, president of Columbia Univ. (1902–45), b. Elizabeth, N.J., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1882; Ph.D., 1884). Holding a Columbia…Chomsky, Noam
(Encyclopedia) Chomsky, NoamChomsky, Noamnōm chŏmˈskē [key], 1928–, educator and linguist, b. Philadelphia. Chomsky, who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1955, developed…Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…Arnold, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Matthew, 1822–88, English poet and critic, son of the educator Dr. Thomas Arnold. Arnold was educated at Rugby; graduated from Balliol College, Oxford in 1844; and was a fellow…Washington, Booker Taliaferro
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white…Czech literature
(Encyclopedia) Czech literature, literary works that constitute part of the Czech culture and, except for some early compositions written in liturgical languages, is in the Czech language. After…Selected Essays in Black History: The Fruits of Industrial Training
Of the Training of Black Men The Negro in the Regular Army The Fruits of Industrial Training by Booker T. Washington The political, educational, social, and economic evolution…Our Sources
Top of Page With all of the information on the internet, it can be hard to separate the truth from the fiction. Infoplease knows the value of having sources you can trust and the importance of…School Years around the World
From Australia to South Korea Related Links Back to School Center World Atlas Education Somewhere in the world, right now, students are hard at work in school. With over 190 nations spanning the…Trending
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