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# Global educational impact 320 pages of insights In-depth biography Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work

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> 📖 Discover the Legacy of Learning!

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## Key Features

- • **A Journey Through Time:** Delve into her life and legacy
- • **Transform Your Teaching:** Practical applications for educators today
- • **Unlock the Genius Within:** Explore Montessori's revolutionary methods
- • **Inspire Future Generations:** Learn how her work shapes modern education
- • **Join the Montessori Movement:** Be part of a global community of changemakers

## Overview

Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work is a comprehensive exploration of the life and contributions of Maria Montessori, detailing her innovative educational philosophy and its lasting impact on teaching practices worldwide.

## Description

desertcart.com: Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work: 9780452279896: Standing, E. M.: Books

Review: A present for my daughter - I’m sending this book to one of my daughters. She’s the mother of a two year old son. This is a well written and informative book. It will help my daughter to learn more about Maria Montessori. I highly recommend it!
Review: A wonderful book about education - I had previously read another book about the Montessori method, and also the English translation of "The Montessori Method". But only this authorized biography by standing gives a good picture of how important, and how influential she was. Montessori(1870-1952)was an extremely attractive, intelligent, and complicated person. Although she claimed to be only interested in "the child", and not at all in politics, her writings are shot full of socialist and pacifist ideas. She believed her education methods,through "the child's self directed manual activities" would abolish such tendencies as selfishness, acquisitiveness and the desire for status. Montessori also claimed in was a great mistake for people to assume that her insistence on the child's "freedom" dis not equate with a lack of discipline. Quite to the contrary, she insisted the teacher's (or "directress's")responsibility was to "destroy evil" in the classroom. And what is "evil"? Of course, "evil" is anything contrary to Montessori's personal belief. But Maria Montessori also had some wonderful educational ideas. She believed in "epochs of sensitivity" during which opportunities for the acquisition of certain skills could be most advantageously instilled. She believed the best time to teach literacy was from age 3 1/2 to 4 1/2, and that writing led automatically to reading. She turned out to be right about this, and also said that "absolute musical pitch" could also easily be acquired at the same ages. No one has ever prooved this to be true, so I think I'll do so. My name is Bob and my email address is rovarose@aol.com

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #260,476 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #60 in Experimental Education Methods (Books) #134 in Educator Biographies #2,483 in Women's Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (241) |
| Dimensions  | 5.32 x 0.82 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Subsequent |
| ISBN-10  | 0452279895 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0452279896 |
| Item Weight  | 11.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 384 pages |
| Publication date  | August 1, 1998 |
| Publisher  | Plume |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A present for my daughter
*by A***R on March 30, 2025*

I’m sending this book to one of my daughters. She’s the mother of a two year old son. This is a well written and informative book. It will help my daughter to learn more about Maria Montessori. I highly recommend it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful book about education
*by R***R on September 19, 2013*

I had previously read another book about the Montessori method, and also the English translation of "The Montessori Method". But only this authorized biography by standing gives a good picture of how important, and how influential she was. Montessori(1870-1952)was an extremely attractive, intelligent, and complicated person. Although she claimed to be only interested in "the child", and not at all in politics, her writings are shot full of socialist and pacifist ideas. She believed her education methods,through "the child's self directed manual activities" would abolish such tendencies as selfishness, acquisitiveness and the desire for status. Montessori also claimed in was a great mistake for people to assume that her insistence on the child's "freedom" dis not equate with a lack of discipline. Quite to the contrary, she insisted the teacher's (or "directress's")responsibility was to "destroy evil" in the classroom. And what is "evil"? Of course, "evil" is anything contrary to Montessori's personal belief. But Maria Montessori also had some wonderful educational ideas. She believed in "epochs of sensitivity" during which opportunities for the acquisition of certain skills could be most advantageously instilled. She believed the best time to teach literacy was from age 3 1/2 to 4 1/2, and that writing led automatically to reading. She turned out to be right about this, and also said that "absolute musical pitch" could also easily be acquired at the same ages. No one has ever prooved this to be true, so I think I'll do so. My name is Bob and my email address is rovarose@aol.com

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic for learning about MM.
*by K***Y on July 8, 2013*

I love this book. Yes, Maria Montessori DID believe in warmth, and in praise when the child looks for it. A great portrait of her for those of us who are following in her footsteps. And, yes, she went through major frustrations and delays at times when she was creating original materials! (Witness the description of the creation of the moveable alphabet.,)

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