Come educare il potenziale umano

This book can be roughly broken into three sections. Chapters 1-4 deal with the psychology of the child from 7-12, focusing on the development of morality, the difference between productive use of the imagination and fanciful use, and also the role of the subconscious in learning. Chapters 5-18 outl Leggi tutto

Awesome

A classic, probably my favorite Montessori book for its more sweeping and cosmic viewpoint. Also a book that touches on Montessori method for adolescents, with implications beyond. She addresses human development in its entirety, and the development of the human race. Moreover, this book takes a lar Leggi tutto

Questo è il primo libro di Montessori che leggo, e devo ammettere che l'idea che mi ero fatta di questa persona è cambiata dopo la lettura, ma non in meglio purtroppo. Chiariamoci: è sempre stata descritta come una delle massime esperte di educazione infantile, e su questo aspetto il libro mi ha conf Leggi tutto

Maria Montessori clearly had her own vision and way on how to raise children, later how to educate them. This book is a short teaching on how to educate 6 - 12 year olds. The beginning of the book was very interesting and inspiring. There, she speaks about the changes in a child's mind, their percep Leggi tutto

As a Montessorian, I found a number of inspiring passages within this book. There are definitely helpful perspectives and reminders. There are parts that are difficult to get through, however, and some viewpoints that in contemporary times are a bit problematic (for example, certain civilizations be Leggi tutto

If you’re interested in reading a book by someone who knew a very broad array of interesting things and your eyes don’t get droopy by history this is for you. I read this for Montessori teacher training and only because I had to. Off to cleanse my brain with some fiction now.