Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials

by Maria Montessori

Book Overview

Dr. Maria Montessori's remarkable guide to early childhood development and education explains the philosophy of her method and features illustrated examples of her renowned techniques and exercises.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805209212
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Schocken Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Great sum up of Dr Montessori's work

This book was so intersting it made me want to read more of Dr Montessori's work. It really helps knowing what her system is all about. I love it!

montessori note book

The book came from the supplier -- great shape, very quickly and wrapped so well it could have made the trip to China!

Highlights basic teaching methods and apparatus.

This short book is like an Army basic training manual. Montessori teaching methods are described in detail, like recipes in a cookbook. An interesting section on food for children recommends large amounts of fat and sugar foods and therefore seems outdated. The systematic order achieved by the method is described as desirable while too much variety and child/teacher interaction is regarded as undesirable. The book warns that over-stimulating a child's imagination could cause him or her to miss the purpose of the lessons (tell that to Barney). The author's works have a ring of truth throughout and are valuable because of the spirit they convey even today.