Maria Montessori saw that children gained a sense of satisfaction through doing work of their own choosing, and that the role of the adult was to allow this natural ability of the child to flourish through careful design of the environment, and the development of freedom within a positive structure. Through examples of her observations Montessori details the reasoning behind her methods. This book is translated from its original in Italian. - Summary by Grace En-Tien Chang
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter I (Part 1)
31:47 - Chapter 2
Chapter I (Part 2)
19:49 - Chapter 3
Ch2: A Survey of Modern Education Part 1
48:42 - Chapter 4
Ch2: A Survey of Modern Education Part 2
29:58 - Chapter 5
Ch3: My Contribution to Experimental Science Part 1
1:09:16 - Chapter 6
Ch3: My Contribution to Experimental Science Part 2
45:18 - Chapter 7
Ch4: The Preparation of the Teacher
35:16 - Chapter 8
Ch 5: Environment
22:26 - Chapter 9
Ch 6: Attention
35:37 - Chapter 10
Ch 7: Will
52:29 - Chapter 11
Ch 8: Intelligence Part 1
48:07 - Chapter 12
Ch 8: Intelligence Part 2
50:11 - Chapter 13
Ch 9: Imagination Part 1
30:32 - Chapter 14
Ch 9: Imagination Part 2
43:06 - Chapter 15
Ch 9: The Moral Question Part 1
52:43 - Chapter 16
Ch 9: The Moral Question Part 2
48:04 - Chapter 17
Ch 9: The Moral Question Part 3
43:55