Montessori
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When he was in a Montessori school, the teachers discovered that reading would soothe Jeselnik.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Following a second, similar incident, Upp moves to the Caribbean island of St. Thomas to teach at a Montessori school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
On Wednesday, CNN shared body camera footage from the shooting of Marimar Martinez, a Montessori school teacher in Chicago with no criminal record.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
At 27, Lauren O’Connor was living paycheck to paycheck as a Montessori teacher, making $29 an hour with no benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Think of the tuitions for Montessori and music lessons.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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