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Her early school record was "not particularly noteworthy", although she was awarded certificates for good behavior in the 1st grade and for "lavori donneschi", or "women's work", the next year. Montessori entered a public elementary school at the age of 6 in 1876. The Montessori family moved to Florence in 1873, then to Rome in 1875 because of her father's work. She also had a loving relationship with her father, although he disagreed with her choice to continue her education. While she did not have any particular mentor, she was very close to her mother who readily encouraged her. Her mother, Renilde Stoppani, 25 years old, was well-educated for the times and was the great-niece of Italian geologist and paleontologist Antonio Stoppani. Her father, Alessandro Montessori, age 33, was an official of the Ministry of Finance working in the local state-run tobacco factory.
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Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in Chiaravalle, Italy. 3.4 Further development and Montessori education today.1.8.2 Elementary material, cosmic education, and birth to three.1.7.6 The Association Montessori Internationale.1.7 1915–1939: Further development of Montessori education.1.6 1909–1915: International recognition and growth of Montessori education.1.5.2 Spread of Montessori education in Italy.1.5 1906–1911: Casa dei Bambini and the spread of Montessori's ideas.1.3.1 Work with mentally disabled children.1.2.3 University of Rome-Medical school.