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This is, quite simply, one of the landmark books in the history of education. Written by influential Italian educator Maria Montessori (1870-1952), it describes a new system for educating young children based on materials and methods she originally developed to teach students... Read Full Overview

The Montessori method is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity on the part of the child and clinical observation on the part of the teacher. It stresses the importance of adapting the child's learning environment to his or her developmental level, and of the... Read Full Overview

By placing the child at the center, Maria Montessori revolutionized elementary education. In Montessori schools, children are given freedom to develop their own skills at their own pace--and, as a result, they flourish beyond their traditionally-schooled peers. "The Montessori... Read Full Overview

The Montessori Method (1912) is a work on pedagogy by Maria Montessori. Originally written in her native Italian to describe the work she carried out at the Casa dei Bambini in Rome, the book was translated into English during a period of increasing popularity... Read Full Overview

The Montessori Method is an all-encompassing introduction to Dr. Montessori's popular alternative approach to educating and nurturing children as they develop, written by the Italian physician.

The Montessori teaching method focuses on a child's natural... Read Full Overview

The Montessori Method is a work by Maria Montessori now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

This book is Montessori's own exposition of the theory behind her innovative educational techniques. She shows parents, teachers and administrators how to "free a child to learn through his own efforts".

First published in 1912, "The Montessori Method" is the English edition of Maria Montessori's groundbreaking 1909 work on early childhood education. Maria Montessori, born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy to an educated and well-off family, became a famed Italian physician, author,... Read Full Overview

Maria Montessori is the epitome of the expression "a woman before her time." This text, a translation of the original Italian edition, introduced her inspired approach to education to the United States in 1912. Considered radical by the nation's education establishment, it would... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview