The Montessori method / Maria Montessori ; with an introduction by J. McV. Hunt ; with a new introduction by Jaan Valsiner.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315133225; 1315133229Uniform titles: Metodo della pedagogia scientifica. English Subject(s): Montessori method of education | Education, Preschool -- Philosophy | EDUCATION / Administration / General | EDUCATION / Organizations & InstitutionsGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.DDC classification: 371.39/2 LOC classification: LB775 | .M75 2017ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost Summary: Maria Montessori's method of educating children, which she details in this book, is based on a conception of liberty for the pupil; it entails formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities; and leads to rapid and substantial mastery of the elements of reading, writing, and arithmetic. "The Montessori Method" is important because it springs from a combination of sympathy and intuition, social outlook, scientific training, intensive study of educational problems and the author's unusual experience as a teacher and educational leader. Following opening statements from J. McV. Hunt and Jaan Valsiner, Maria Montessori discusses topics including pedagogical methods used in the children's houses, discipline, diet, gymnastics, manual labor, education of the senses, intellectual education, methods of teaching reading and writing, language in childhood, and teaching of numeration. This classic volume in the education of children takes on urgent relevance for parents, teachers, and administrators in all parts of our society.
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Maria Montessori's method of educating children, which she details in this book, is based on a conception of liberty for the pupil; it entails formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities; and leads to rapid and substantial mastery of the elements of reading, writing, and arithmetic. "The Montessori Method" is important because it springs from a combination of sympathy and intuition, social outlook, scientific training, intensive study of educational problems and the author's unusual experience as a teacher and educational leader. Following opening statements from J. McV. Hunt and Jaan Valsiner, Maria Montessori discusses topics including pedagogical methods used in the children's houses, discipline, diet, gymnastics, manual labor, education of the senses, intellectual education, methods of teaching reading and writing, language in childhood, and teaching of numeration. This classic volume in the education of children takes on urgent relevance for parents, teachers, and administrators in all parts of our society.
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