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Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood

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While many parents and educators are highly familiar with the Montessori method for toddlers and preschoolers, there is often a lack of clarity regarding how this philosophy translates to older children. In "Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood," renowned expert Paula Polk Lillard provides a crucial, definitive guide to the application of Dr. Maria Montessori's principles during the elementary school years and beyond. As the co-founder and director of a Montessori school spanning ages 1.5 to 15, Lillard details how the "absorbent mind" of early childhood transitions into the reasoning, imaginative, and highly social mind of the school-aged child. The book systematically breaks down the Montessori elementary curriculum, demonstrating how interconnected cosmic education, advanced mathematics, language arts, and scientific exploration allow students to answer their own complex questions. Lillard illustrates how older children learn to manage greater freedom with personal responsibility, maintaining a passionate intellectual curiosity while developing deep moral reasoning. It stands as an essential handbook for parents and teachers seeking a continuous, lifelong alternative to traditional secondary education.

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370.1 Pau m (Ref) c

Publisher

New York : Schocken books., 1996

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xiv, 206 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Language

English

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9780805210613

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370.1

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montessori

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