Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to AdulthoodPaula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child. |
Contents
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Overview of the Primary Years | 24 |
The Childs Work | 43 |
The Great Lessons and Key Lessons | 54 |
The Classroom Environment | 77 |
The Elementary Teacher | 87 |
Freedom and Responsibility | 98 |
Scenes from an Elementary Classroom | 115 |
The Planes of Adulthood | 152 |
Present and Future | 177 |
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Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood Paula Polk Lillard No preview available - 1996 |
Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood Paula Polk Lillard No preview available - 1996 |
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