Montessorianismn.
/ˌmɒntᵻˈsɔːrɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌmɑn(t)əˈsɔriəˌnɪz(ə)m/ rare.
The Montessori educational system or approach; adherence to this.
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society > education > [noun] > systematic education > systems of
university extension1839
Philanthropinism1842
Arnoldismc1845
co-education1852
Pestalozzianism1859
kindergartenism1872
secularism1872
community education1873
Froebelism1879
co-ed1886
extramuralism1892
vocationalism1901
heurism1909
sandwich1913
Montessori1917
Montessorianism1917
Juku system1931
polytechnization1932
day release1936
essentialism1939
comprehensivization1958
multitracking1989
1917 A. S. Neill Dominie Dismissed vii. 96 ‘I don't know what Montessorianism is,’ I said; ‘I have forgotten everything I ever read about Froebel and Pestalozzi.’
1958 Times 20 Mar. 13/4 Montessorianism is sometimes presented more like a religious cult than an educational method.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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