The story of a great educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching changed the course of modern education. The name Montessori ranks with that of Dewey among today's educators. In a lifetime devoted to improving the education of children, this dedicated woman discovered the hitherto unknown fact that every child has a spontaneous urge to learn. She evolved a new method that revolutionized teaching concepts, freed the child from the rigid disciplines of formal education, and brought to the classroom a sense of joy and self-achievement..