| Description |
xxi, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Note |
Translation of Il segreto dell'infanzia. |
| Contents |
Childhood, a social problem -- Era of the child -- Accused -- Biological interlude -- Newborn child -- Natural instincts -- Spiritual embryo -- Psychic development -- Order -- Intelligence -- Obstacles to growth -- Walking -- Hand -- Rhythm -- Substitution of the personality -- Movement -- Lack of comprehension -- Intelligence of love -- Education of the child -- Observations and discoveries -- "Method" -- Pampered children -- Spiritual preparation of the teacher -- Deviations -- Repercussions on physical health -- Conflict between adult and child -- Instinct to work -- Two different kinds of work -- Guiding instincts -- Child as a teacher -- Rights of the child. |
| Summary |
Before anything else, this book is a description of the child, seen with the exactness of a scientist and the empathy of a warm heart. From this understanding grew the way of teaching based on collaborating with the needs and powers of a child and the removing of obstacles to this growth that has come to be known as the Montessori Method. |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Montessori method of education.
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Child development.
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Montessori method of education.
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Child Care.
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Child development. (OCoLC)fst00854393
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Montessori method of education. (OCoLC)fst01025844
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Child Care.
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| Added Author |
Costelloe, M. Joseph.
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| Added Title |
Segreto dell'infanzia. English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952. Segreto dell'infanzia. English. Secret of childhood. New York : Ballantine Books, 1972, ©1966 (OCoLC)681826513 |
| ISBN |
0345305833 (pbk.) |
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9780345305831 (pbk.) |
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0345289838 (pbk.) |
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9780345289834 (pbk.) |
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