Anne Frank and Google Founders Share Montessori Hyperlink

Though they have been born years aside in 1929 and 1973, Anne Frank and the co-founders of Google share an necessary academic hyperlink. All of them went to Montessori colleges as younger kids. And Montessori schooling performed a big function in every of their lives.

Anne Frank

Anne Frank (1929-1945)

For Anne Frank, writer of the WWII diary Anne Frank: The Diary of a Younger Woman, Montessori schooling was an ideal match for her intelligence and temperament.

Tim Seldin, president of The Montessori Basis, wrote about Anne Frank in his newest publication. He stated that Anne attended the sixth Montessori College of Amsterdam from age 3 to 11. She then attended a 12 months on the Montessori Lyceum (highschool) till German authorities prohibited Jewish kids from attending faculty with Christian kids.

Anne’s father, Otto Frank, stated:

Anne was a demanding character. She regularly requested questions… Once we had guests, it was tough to free your self from her, as a result of everybody and all the pieces her… It was good that Anne went to a Montessori College, the place every pupil will get a whole lot of particular person consideration.

Seldin reveals respect for Anne Frank and all Montessori kids when he says:

Her diary offers us a glimpse not solely of these horrible years, however of the brilliant spark of humanity, compassion, and maturity which are so usually seen amongst our college students.

The Google Guys

Larry Web page and Sergey Brin, founders of the Google Web search engine, say their success didn’t come from drive or intelligence. As a substitute, they discuss their early years in Montessori faculty:

We each went to Montessori faculty, and I feel it was a part of that coaching of not following guidelines and orders, being self-motivated, questioning what’s happening on the planet, and doing issues slightly bit totally different that contributed to our success.

Sergey Brin talks a bit extra about their expertise on this video:

One of many best strengths of Montessori schooling is that it permits folks like Anne Frank, Larry Web page, and Sergey Brin to comprehend their potential. The liberty to develop at their very own tempo, ask questions, and suppose outdoors the field permits distinctive people to be actually distinctive.

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