...when we speak of the freedom of a small child, we do not mean to countenance the external disorderly actions which children left to themselves...
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The principal message we have sought to preach is the need to construct an environment. This is not a materialistic notion; it has a solid foundation...
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I will not extinguish any fire, any greatness, any enthusiasm. On the contrary, I wish to illuminate the whole of instruction so that every little...
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In October 1939, while the “storm of war was gathering in Europe”, Maria and Mario Montessori set off to India to deliver a training course and...
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This volume contains the depth and richness of musical experience for children that is the legacy of Maria Montessori and Anna Maccheroni – a legacy...
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Order and discipline must be aimed at the attainment of human harmony, and any act that hinders the establishment of a genuine community of all...
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Last autumn, in preparation of the celebrations of Maria Montessori’s 150th birthday some of her great-grandchildren planted the special Montessori...
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Education should not limit itself to seeking new methods for a mostly arid transmission of knowledge: its aim must be to give the necessary aid to...