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Jean Piaget August 9, 1896, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

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Maria Montessori August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle, Italy.

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Maria's Mother, Renlide Stoppani.

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Graduate from medical school in 1896

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Jean Piaget published a scholarly paper at the age of eleven.

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J.P. received his Doctorate in Biology.

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J.P was an epistemologist (someone who studies the nature and beginning of knowledge).

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someone who studies the nature and beginning of knowledge

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In 1907 she opened her first Casa dei Bambini (Children's House).

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J.P. took a job at the Alfred Binet Laboratory School where he had to standardize the French version of a British intelligence test.

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"To be comfortable, young children need furnishings their own size and tools that fit their small hands."

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She believed Children learn best through sensory experiences.

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She believed in competence and responsibility in the classroom. And that children learn best by doing, and through repetition.

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Her observations led her to believe that children are capable of great concentration when surrounded by many interesting things to do and given the time and freedom to do them.

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Accessible child-size tools for kids.

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She believed in beauty and order in the classroom.

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Maria was that girl!

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Piages' stages of cognitive development have created our overall view of how children think in their early years.

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Piaget thought that the child's interactions with his environment create learning.

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child's interactions with his environment 

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Piaget also stressed the importance of play as an important avenue for learning and time outdoor.

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J.P. believed in providing real-life experiences

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Piaget believed that teachers had to plan activities and ask open-ended questions.

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Wonderful job J.P!