The Montessori Method

1912. Montessori, the first Italian woman M.D., was one of the great pioneers in studying the intellectual development of the young child. Only through movement and manipulation, through thinking with the senses, does the child proceed to later abstract thinking. The doctor carried her insight; that children learned through all their senses, to its logical conclusion. On their way to cleanliness, order, poise, and conversation, children use the Montessori materials-inherently logical and aesthetically pleasing-to develop a sense for order and logical thought, and a firm foundation for success in learning. more

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Posted: Sep-03-2009

must

It seems so difficult to realize that Dr Montessori has formulated her educational model 100 years ago, developed all the didactic material herself ( without the aid of computers and technology), practiced her methods, revised her teaching and made all us educators a present of her writings; and...

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Posted: Apr-16-2009

Wonderful approach! please read before taking sociopath claims of a previous reviewer seriously

The book is dry, I do admit...but it is sound. I really wanted to reply to the review claims made by a Doctor (of what I am not terribly sure) that this will turn your children into sociopaths. As per my post in the comments reply section, I attended a Montessori myself as a child. I would share...

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Posted: Sep-24-2008

The Montessori method is an educational method for children

The Montessori method is an educational method for children, based on theories of child development originated by Italian educator Maria Montessori in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is applied primarily in preschool and elementary school settings although some Montessori high schools...

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Posted: Aug-26-2008

The Montessori Method

In great shape and a very interesting book. Thank you for your speedy service.

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Posted: Jul-16-2008

Centennial Edition

Responding to the previous reviewer: be sure to get the "Centennial Edition" with the Renoir painting of a mother/child on the cover. That version includes all the original illustrations, in a new design (it's not a photocopy of the original, unlike the cheap versions).

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Posted: Jul-12-2008

Don't buy this paperback version!

This paperback version published by www.bnpublishing.com (ISBN 9562915824) excludes most of the original illustrations/pictures/photos without indication in the product description, which, I think, has largely lowered the quality and damaged contents of this book. So, this book is not what it was...

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Posted: Apr-29-2008

The education of a sociopath

This is not a work of scientific pedagogy, it is a Rousseauesque definition of freedom (in the manner of EMILE:a book damned by Mary Wollstonecraft's A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN) and a Kantian synthetic a priori claim to the existence of something which exists because Kant said it did....

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Posted: Feb-26-2008

Very Informative

This book is very interesting in the history and authentic teaching methods of Maria Montessori. However, I would not classify it as an entertaining book as it goes into great detail about theories and methodologies.

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Posted: Nov-17-2003

A useful classic, but very dated

While there is much to commend this book, especially for parents of children in Montessori programs (which is why I read it), there is also much about it that is a problem. First, there is a gushiness in Montessori's utopian descriptions of how her program will create a "new man"--it's almost...

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Posted: Jul-18-2002

a classic work on child pedagogy

Here, Maria Montessori introduces a scientific approach to pedagogy. The Montessori schools which she established and developed are intended for children three to seven years of age. The children are allowed as much freedom as possible and are provided with "didactic materials" which are various...

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