The Montessori Method

Some thoughts. Warning: words ahead. The gist of the philosophy maintains that a child learns best when he explores the lessons at his own pace. To avoid tiring out a teacher with a class size of more than three, she uses didactic materials not only designed to let the child figure it out on his own......more

My friend who introduced me to Montessori for teaching my son preschool at home actually told me NOT to read Dr. Montessori's books because I wouldn't understand them because of her theories and technical language that she uses. However, I strongly believed that if this was something I wanted to lea......more

Bel libro! Anche se non ho figli ho sentito molto parlare del metodo Montessori, quindi appena mi è capitato il libro sottomano ho approfittato per approfondire. Temi molto interessanti, libro del 1900 ma molto attuale. Sicuramente c'è un mondo dietro, anche contemporaneo, di studi scientifici che lo a......more

The beginning and end tell an incredible philosophy, beneficial to all, with or without children three through seven-ish. Since this is a library book and highlighting would have proved wasteful for future reference—I have notes..... chapter 1 She discusses the mechanical training of teachers and comp......more

So insightful, though a little harder to digest than Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook.......more