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Maria Montessori (1870–1952)

Author of The Absorbent Mind

163 Works 3,019 Members 32 Reviews 3 Favorited

About the Author

Maria Montessori, an Italian educator who was the first woman doctor granted a degree in Italy, has been well known in the field of childhood education since the early 1900s. Dissatisfied with the educational methods of her time, she developed her own theories in systematic fashion. The Montessori show more Method, as it became known, allows each child to develop at his or her own pace through the manipulation of materials. The teacher's role is to provide the materials and then act as a supervisor and a guide. This and other concepts of hers have had considerable influence on modern education. Montessori first worked with retarded children, then classified as "untrainable," most of whom she succeeded in teaching to read and write. She established a number of Houses of Children in Italy devoted to providing new opportunities for underprivileged children. Recent U.S. efforts in this direction have led to a strong revival of interest in her work, and Montessori's methods also have been expanded to children beyond the preschool years. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Maria Montessori

The Absorbent Mind (1949) 505 copies, 6 reviews
The Montessori Method (1912) 464 copies, 4 reviews
The Secret of Childhood (1980) 303 copies, 3 reviews
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook (1987) 265 copies, 3 reviews
The Discovery of the Child (1909) 263 copies, 2 reviews
The Mass Explained to Children (1998) 136 copies, 1 review
The Child in the Family (1936) 109 copies
Spontaneous Activity in Education (1965) 65 copies, 1 review
The Child in the Church (2017) 36 copies
Kinder sind anders (1986) 30 copies
Educare alla libertà (2008) 18 copies
L'Enfant (1936) 12 copies
The Montessori elementary material (1981) 12 copies, 1 review
Childhood Education. (1974) 11 copies, 1 review
Pedagogical anthropology (2010) 6 copies
Barnasinnet (1987) 3 copies
Kinder lernen schöpferisch. (1995) 3 copies, 1 review
Sekret dziecinstwa (2018) 3 copies
Lernen ohne Druck (1995) 3 copies, 1 review
Opere (2018) 2 copies
Da infância à adolescência 2 copies, 1 review
Il bambino in famiglia (2018) 2 copies
Her Life and Work (1962) 2 copies, 1 review
The mother and the child (2010) 2 copies
Peace and education (1971) 2 copies
Child Education (1990) 2 copies
De methode 2 copies
BARNDOMENS GÅTA (1976) 2 copies
Dante con i bambini (2021) 1 copy
L'autoeducazione (2022) 1 copy
Em Família 1 copy
A criança 1 copy
O Manual Montessori (2023) 1 copy
The Absorbent Mind (1973) 1 copy
Objevování dítěte (2001) 1 copy
Dem Leben helfen. (1992) 1 copy
Cocuk Egitimi (1985) 1 copy
L'Education et la Paix (1996) 1 copy

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Legal name
Montessori, Maria Tecla Artemisia
Other names
Монтессори, Мария
Birthdate
1870-08-31
Date of death
1952-05-06
Burial location
Noordwijk-aan-Zee, the Netherlands
Gender
female
Nationality
Italy
Birthplace
Chiaravalle, Italy
Place of death
Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Places of residence
Rome, Italy
Spain
India
Education
Sapienza Università di Roma
Occupations
physician
teacher
Relationships
Alessandro Montessori (father)
Renilde Stoppani (mother)
Mario Montessori (son)
Organizations
Association Montessori Internationale
Awards and honors
Nobel Peace Prize nominee (1949)
Nobel Peace Prize nominee (1950)
Nobel Peace Prize nominee (1951)
Short biography
Maria Montessori was the Italian physician and educator whose name is now practically synonymous with childhood education. Her teaching methods are used in schools throughout the world.

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I found this book randomly at a thrift store on its own. I knew a little about the Montessori philosophy in general, but hadn't read much by the woman herself.

This is definitely not an intro, by any means. I think I missed parts of the book because I'm not familiar with her work in detail, but just the parts I did understand have me convinced to delve deeper into her theories and philosophies.
 
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Works
163
Members
3,019
Popularity
#8,457
Rating
4.1
Reviews
32
ISBNs
437
Languages
20
Favorited
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