{"product_id":"maria-montessori-isbn-9780452279896","title":"Maria Montessori","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaria Montessori\u003c\/b\u003e is important background reading for parents considering Montessori education for their children, as well as for those training to become Montessori teachers. The first woman to win a degree as a Doctor of Medicine in Italy in 1896, Maria Montessori's mission to improve children's education began  in the slums of Rome in 1907, and continued throughout her lifetime. Her insights into the minds of children led her to develop prepared environments and other tools and devices that have come to characterize Montessori education today. Her influence in other countries has been profound and many of her teaching methods have been adopted by educators generally. Part biography and part exposition of her ideas, this engaging book reveals through her letters and personal diaries Maria Montessori's humility and delight in the success of her educational experiments and is an ideal introduction to the principals and practices of the greatest educational pioneer of the 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   •  The new introduction to \u003cb\u003eMaria Montessori: Her Life and Work\u003c\/b\u003e by Lee Havis, executive director of the International Montessori Society, discusses the changes that have taken place in Montessori education within recent years.\u003cbr\u003e   •  An updated appendix of Montessori periodicals, courses, societies, films, and teaching materials.\u003cbr\u003e   •  A revised bibliography of books by and about Maria Montessori.Introduction by Lee Havis\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Life of Dr. Maria Montessori\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. Preparation\u003cbr\u003eII. Discovery\u003cbr\u003eIII. Development\u003cbr\u003eIV. A Great and \"Representative\" Personality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Psychology of Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. The Young Explorer\u003cbr\u003eVI. Stages of Development\u003cbr\u003eVII. \"Sensitive Periods\" in Development\u003cbr\u003eVIII. The \"Work\" of the Child - The Creation of the Adult\u003cbr\u003eIX. The Sensorial Foundations of Intellectual Life\u003cbr\u003eX. Deviations and Normality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: The Significance of Movement in Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI. A Visit to Lilliput\u003cbr\u003eXII. Movement in Relation to Instinct and Reason\u003cbr\u003eXIII. The Exercises of Practical Life\u003cbr\u003eXIV. Movement and Mental Assimilation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: The New Relationship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV. The Fundamental Problem in Education\u003cbr\u003eXVI. The Prepared Environment\u003cbr\u003eXVII. Liberty in Education - True and False\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. The Montessori Directress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Montessori and Froebel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIX. Similarities\u003cbr\u003eXX. Differences\u003cbr\u003eXXI. Montessori, Froebel, and the Junior School\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eIndexThe late \u003cb\u003eE.M. Standing\u003c\/b\u003e was an assistant to Maria Montessori for 30 years.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303106007269,"sku":"NP9780452279896","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452279896.jpg?v=1767732266","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/maria-montessori-isbn-9780452279896","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}