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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in public and private schools throughout the world. In 1947 she returned to India and gave courses in Adyar and Ahmedabad. These courses led to the book The Absorbent Mind, in which Montessori described the development of the child from birth onwards and...
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The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time. This book helped start a revolution in education. Since this book first appeared, there have been both cognitive and neurological studies that have confirmed what Maria Montessori knew decades ago....
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This volume is Dr. Maria Montessori's study of education, with explanations of her philosophy of teaching and experimental scientific approach.
Dr. Maria Montessori's alternative method to early-years education is based on the natural development of children and encourages hands-on learning with access to the natural world. She shares her views on children's imagination, intelligence, and behaviour while recommending the ideal learning environment...
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An illustrated guide to the Montessori method of childhood development and education, written by the renowned Italian physician Dr. Maria Montessori.
The Montessori method has become a popular approach to educating and nurturing children's development, particularly between the ages of three and six. In this volume, Dr. Montessori gives detailed explanations of her approach to various subjects, including grammar and arithmetic. First published in...
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Dr. Maria Montessori's remarkable guide to early childhood development and education explains the philosophy of her method and features illustrated examples of her renowned techniques and exercises.
First published in 1914, Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook is an illustrated guide to Maria Montessori's alternative approach to education. The Italian physician's method abandons traditional elements of classroom-based learning, such as tests, and focuses...
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This insightful volume is a collection of Dr. Maria Montessori's lectures given at the University of Rome and explores the Italian physician's views on methods of education and childhood development.
First published in 1913, Maria Montessori's Pedagogical Anthropology is an early insight into the profound physician's alternative ideas regarding early childhood education. Across ten chapters, Montessori explores the history of anthropological study...
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