The first letter, J. M. Duffield to Col. R. C. Ballard, is from a man who tries to convince Ballard to let him buy an enslaved girl named Maria. Maria is being terribly abused by Judge Boyd ...

Our schoolwide belief is Maria was a type of Montessori hero who was able to find out how children learn the best. Maria Montessori was born on Aug. 31, 1870, in Chiarelli, Italy. Skip to content ...