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The secret of childhood / Maria Montessori, translated by M. Joseph Costelloe.

By: Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952.
Contributor(s): Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952. Segreto dell'infanzia. English.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Ballantine Books, 1972Description: xxi, 216 p. : ill., 18 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0345305833.Subject(s): Montessori method of education | Child psychologyDDC classification: 305.23
Contents:
Introduction -- Childhood: a social problem -- Part I -- The era of the child -- The accused -- Biological interlude -- The newborn child -- The natural instincts -- The spiritual embryo -- Psychic development -- Order -- Intelligence -- Obstacles to growth -- Walking -- The hand -- Rhythm -- The substitution of the personality -- Movement -- The lack of comprehension -- The intelligence of love -- Part II -- The education of the child -- Observations and discoveries -- The "method" -- Pampered children -- The spiritual preparation of the teacher -- Deviations -- Repercussions on physical health -- Part III -- The conflict between adult and child -- The instinct to work -- Two different kinds of work -- The guiding instincts -- The child as a teacher -- The rights of the child.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 305.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00091920
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Maria Montessori describes the child with warmth and the exactness of a scientist. She also discusses the array of materials and techniques needed to release his learning potential.

Introduction -- Childhood: a social problem -- Part I -- The era of the child -- The accused -- Biological interlude -- The newborn child -- The natural instincts -- The spiritual embryo -- Psychic development -- Order -- Intelligence -- Obstacles to growth -- Walking -- The hand -- Rhythm -- The substitution of the personality -- Movement -- The lack of comprehension -- The intelligence of love -- Part II -- The education of the child -- Observations and discoveries -- The "method" -- Pampered children -- The spiritual preparation of the teacher -- Deviations -- Repercussions on physical health -- Part III -- The conflict between adult and child -- The instinct to work -- Two different kinds of work -- The guiding instincts -- The child as a teacher -- The rights of the child.

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Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was an Italian physician, teacher, and innovator, acclaimed for her eponymous educational method that builds on the way children naturally learn. She opened the first Montessori school, the Casa dei Bambini, in Rome in 1907, and today there are more than 22,000 throughout the world. Dr. Montessori wrote numerous books on scientific pedagogy, including The Montessori Method , The Secret of Childhood , and The Discovery of the Child .