Montessori education has become "popular with some black professionals and are getting results in low-income public schools with the kind of children on which Montessori first tested her ideas," (Matthews 2007). Just as Maria Montessori practiced her pedagogy with the poorest children of Rome, modern Montessori educators are noticing "long-term success in several local public schools that attract low-income students," (Matthews 2007). The Montessori method is used at thousands of private schools across the country, and now up to 300 public schools are classified as Montessori (Matthews 2007). Incorporating Montessori's methods with those of mainstream public education allows the ideals of social change and social justice to permeate an ailing educational system.
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