What a long slog. However, lots of interesting details about her life that I didn’t know! Montessori was a super rad liberal feminist! Who knew?

The details about the conditions for children at the asylum were really hard to read.

Maria strikes me as a bit cagey, as Kramer describes her. She appears unprone to trusting others with her precious model. While she has the utmost confidence in the capabilities of children, she tends to regard adults with suspicion.