American Decades
The Montessori Method
Manual
By: Maria Montessori
Date: 1912
Source: Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Method. Anne E. George, trans. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1912, 169–175.
About the Author: Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was the first woman physician in Italy. She later studied psychology and philosophy and taught anthropology at the University of Rome. She was well known in Europe as a speaker, advocating for women's and children's rights, before she founded, in 1905, the Casa dei Bambini, or "Children's House." There she developed her method of education. She lectured and conducted teacher-training courses in the United States, India, Spain, England and the Netherlands.
Introduction
Maria Montessori began her career as a pediatrician and, in the course of treating patients, she noticed how children learn. In 1901, Montessori was appointed director of an asylum in...
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- "Why Should the Kindergarten Be Incorporated as an Integral Part of the Public School System?"
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- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
