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“This book deserves careful reading, for the author’s views are as relevant (and revolutionary) now as when they were first proposed.”—New York Times Book Review
“Startling insights...she is an inspiring teacher . . . educators of all persuasions will find her book alive with ideas.”—Library Journal
“Startling insights...she is an inspiring teacher . . . educators of all persuasions will find her book alive with ideas.”—Library Journal
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In response to the crisis in American education, more than five thousand public and private schools across the nation have adopted the timeless Montessori Method of teaching, of which this book is the cornerstone. Written by the women whose name is synonymous worldwide with child development theory, The Absorbent Mind takes its title from the phrase that the inspired Italian doctor coined to characterize the child's most crucial developmental stage: the first six years.
A new foreword by John Chattin-McNichols, Ph.D., President of the American Montessori Society, places this classic book in a contemporary context, offering an intelligent discussion of current thinking in child education.
A new foreword by John Chattin-McNichols, Ph.D., President of the American Montessori Society, places this classic book in a contemporary context, offering an intelligent discussion of current thinking in child education.
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This book is one of the links in the unfolding chain of our thought, and of the movement to which we belong, for the defense of those great inner powers which children possess. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
This book is one of the links in the unfolding chain of our thought, and of the movement to which we belong, for the defense of those great inner powers which children possess. Read the first page
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The Fundamentals of Child education,
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This review is from: The Absorbent Mind (Paperback)
This book spells out Maria Montessori's most salient observations about child development. An absolute 'must read'.As for the reviewer who bought the school, I'd suggest he sell it and go work in a nursing home.
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this book will change the way you see children,
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This review is from: The Absorbent Mind (Paperback)
This is Montessori's last book, and the most in-depth discussion of her theory based on decades of scientific observation of children. It discusses the special mind of the child, and how nurturing the special potentialities that only children have is the only way to change (and save) humanity. Montessori's theories are particularly interesting today in light of recent neurological discoveries, especially those related to critical periods and language. This is a very dense book, and requires a good deal of concentration and time to read. I would recommmend The Child in the Family as the first book for one wanting an overview of Montessori ideas.
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a guide for my life,
By Anne L. Lange (Norfolk,, Ne United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Absorbent Mind (Library Binding)
I first read The Absorbant Mind" in 1969, It changed the way I raised my children, how I valued their "work" of being children, and how I now work with the mentally ill. I find myself often reviewing the concept that all people really do the best they can, and that using her respect of others, and her method,of going from concrete to abstract concepts is a useful baseline. Dr. Montessori never wasted words in this book, I had to concentrate on each sentance, or I'd miss something. I thank my sister, a Montessori teacher, for introducing it to me, she is Joanna Taylor, who taught for 3o years in SLC.
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