Maria Montessori





Maria Montessori

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born
in Chiaravalle, Italy
August 31, 1870

died
May 06, 1952

gender
female


About this author

Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, philosopher, humanitarian and devout Catholic; she is best known for her philosophy and the Montessori method of education of children from birth to adolescence. Her educational method is in use today in a number of public as well as private schools throughout the world.


Average rating: 4.08 · 1,635 ratings · 137 reviews · 53 distinct works · Similar authors
The Absorbent Mind
by
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 1969
The Montessori Method
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 1911 — 32 editions
Secret of Childhood
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions
Discovery of the Child
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1972 — 13 editions
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1964 — 20 editions
Education And Peace
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions
To Educate The Human Potent...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1948 — 2 editions
Child in the Family
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions
The Advanced Montessori Met...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions
Education For A New World (...
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings
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“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.”
Maria Montessori

“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.”
Maria Montessori

“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.”
Maria Montessori