The ideas of Maria Montessori and John DeweyMaria Montessori and John Dewey are two of the most famous names in the field of education and its reforms. However, they followed different approaches to express the need for frequent and constant changes in education delivery. Montessori developed and supported the proposition that in addition to assessing and evaluating the performance of their students, education and schools should also develop means and methods to advance their studies. On the other hand, Dewey argues that education should be a continuous process, showing constant interaction to not only spread knowledge but also bring about social reforms. It means that he perceived educational institutions as places where students should learn to live and interact with each other and the world. The first difference between John Dewey and Maria Montessori's approach to education and the impact they had on the field lies in the scope of operation. Dewey seems to perceive this in a much broader scope, bringing the entire life of the student in school under his control. On the other hand, Maria Montessori approaches education strictly from the perspective of classroom learning. Montessori developed a new educational perspective for children focused on From my experience as a middle school teacher, I never imagined that my students would sit in their chairs and listen to my lesson. I loved including activities in my classroom. I think this is a more effective way of learning for students. The students in my class could play, write, draw, or do any type of activity they liked. It helps them understand whether these activities were carried out by groups or individually. I usually asked my students to think about activities they would like to do in class and they came up with a set of exercises and activities they were interested in