Written by Linda Morgan, ParentMap Maria Montessori, Italy’s first female physician who created a new method of educating young children, once said that the “inner-directed life of the child has its own characteristics and ends, different from those of the adult.” In other words, children feel, act and behave differently than grown-ups. That concept may …
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This article has been adapted from the original, which was published in The Call of Education, Vol. 11, no. IV, December, 1925. Anticipating some of the questions which will certainly be put to me, I shall give some recommendations regarding mistakes which I have observed during my visits to Montessori schools. These mistakes, apparently slight …
The following extract is from an article Dr. Montessori wrote on ‘Disarmament in Education’. The article first appeared in the Montessori Magazine Vol. 4 No. 3, July 1950 and was later reprinted in Communication 1965, 4. It is not enough to be well intentioned and perceptive. Love is dynamic. If we love someone, we want …
Here are five facts about Montessori schools to bear in mind when exploring preschools and primary schools for your child. Montessori is a very popular approach for teaching preschool and primary age children. The movement was started Rome by a visionary medical doctor by the name of Maria Montessori. Her work was with the poorest …
