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Dr Montessori s revolutionary method of education began early this century. In this classic work she expounds her conviction that in the child there are laws of growth in character and disposition as marked as those in his physical life. This book will be of great interest and importance to all those who care for the young.
Before anything else, this book is a description of the child, seen with the exactness of a scientist and the empathy of a warm heart. From this understanding grew the way of teaching based on collaborating with the needs and powers of a child and the removing of obstacles to this growth that has come to be known as the Montessori Method.
2019 Reprint of 1936 First Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Few people have had as dramatic an influence on modern ideas of child education as Maria Montessori. Born in 1870, Montessori was an Italian physician and educator. Maria drew on her own experiences working with children as well as insights from her Roman Catholic faith to pioneer a new way to help children learn. Her approach, known as the Montessori Method, continues to be used with great success today. In the preface to Maria Montessori's treatise on childhood learning The Secret of Childhood, Maria's son Mario clearly articulates the vision that his mother shared. In the first words of this preface, he writes: "Today's problems with regard to youth and childhood are the most patent proof that teaching is not the most important part of education. Yet the delusion persists that teachers form the person through their teaching of the child." At the center of the Montessori way is an understanding of the child as a person worthy of respect. She writes, "I have come to appreciate the fact that children have a deep sense of personal dignity. Adults, as a rule, have no concept of how easily they are wounded and oppressed."
This is a Montessori book like no other. It takes the two extreme ends of the world of Montessorian pedagogy and bring them into sync with a refreshed unity of purpose—exploring how to best educate the whole child. The theoretical chapters are comprehensive and profound, only to be challenged and tested by the numerous case studies, practical applications, and teacher reflections. Though the former is not age-specific, the practical experiences cover the kindergarten age groups. You, Me and Montessori is an excellent handbook for the student teacher, a great guide for the practicing teacher, and a got-to-have resource for the Montessori parent.
* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will discover how Montessori pedagogy offers children a harmonious and natural intellectual development. You will also discover : that the the theories of Maria Montessori and her educators are based on the freedom of the child; that this pedagogy was developed through the observation of children; that each child has a different rhythm and that this teaching allows him to evolve at his own pace; that the preparation of educational material is essential; that the educators must put themselves at the level of the students and not the other way around. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Montessori pedagogy was a revolution. It advised organizing the school according to the students and not forcing them to adapt to the rules established by the adults. The world is discovering that children have a personality of their own. It also learns that the primary goal of education is to develop these different personalities while respecting each individual. The singularity of the Montessori system is that it evolves the teaching according to the observations made on the children. Its objective is to help the child express his or her potential. Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of child education? *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
"Put this beautiful book on your shelf between Frank Conroy's Stop-Time and Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life."—William Giraldi, author of The Hero's Body This powerful memoir from poet Kevin Hart traces his difficult childhood as a "backward boy" in a poor part of London, a disorienting move to tropical Australia, and the secrets he and his family kept from one another. Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood is Kevin Hart’s searing, yet at times hilarious, narrative of his first thirteen years. It is a story of survival and transformation, of deception and recovery, and it passes from a frightening childhood in the East-End of London to a new and bewildering life in sub-tropical Australia. Throughout, Hart draws on John Bunyan’s evocation of “Dark-Land” in Pilgrim’s Progress, the place Valiant-for-Truth leaves in order to seek the Celestial City. But Dark-Land is no allegory. We see Hart’s hidden inner life, his family’s penchant for keeping secrets, and their illusions about the nature of their shared past. We see Hart grow from being the despair of his teachers in a rough primary school to experiencing a “conversion” in a math class in Brisbane, Australia, which turned him into a Christian, a poet, and an academic. Written in elegant, lucid prose, without a trace of sentimentality, Dark-Land is a memoir of a working-class childhood, a narrative of a migrant, and the story of a convert to Christianity.
In this book Dr Irina Webster reveals that energy is the root of body and mind. We all consist of and surround by an energy field. When energy flows through the body properly, you are in a state of health. When there is an energetic disturbance in the body, a disease state is created. Illnesses manifest in the body’s energy field before they manifest in the physical body. And healing occurs in the energy field before it becomes apparent in the physical body. So, how can we heal ourselves and our life? You’ll get the answers reading “The Secret Energy of Your Body. An Intuitive Guide to Healing, Health and Wellness.” Dr Irina Webster is a medical doctor who is also an intuitive healer. She is the creator of Intuitive Healing Power – an educational program for health professionals and caregivers in regards to intuitive healing and medical intuition. Her on-line classes and seminars “How to Become an Intuitive Healer” are very popular amongst the health oriented community. Dr Irina’s teaching helps people to activate their own Intuitive Healing Power. Dr Irina dedicates herself to assisting others to heal and empower their body and soul.
This series gives readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. Each title includes a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel.
An Unabridged Edition in 7 Volumes: The World's Greatest Discovery - In The Beginning - The Purpose Of Existence - The "Open Sesame!" Of Life - The Genie-Of-Your-Mind - The Conscious Mind - The Subconscious Mind - The Universal Mind - The Primal Cause - Matter-Dream Or Reality? - The Philosopher's Charm - The Kingdom Of Heaven - "To Him That Hath" - "To The Manner Born" - Desire-The First Law Of Gain - The Magic Secret - "The Soul's Sincere Desire" - Aladdin & Company - See Yourself Doing It - "As A Man Thinketh" - The Law Of Supply - The World Belongs To You - "Wanted" - The Formula Of Success - The Talisman Of Napoleon - "It Couldn't Be Done" - "This Freedom" - The Only Power - The Law Of Attraction - A Blank Check - The Three Requisites - That Old Witch-Bad Luck - He Whom A Dream Hath Possessed - The Bars Of Fate - Exercise - Your Needs Are Met - The Ark Of The Covenant - The Science Of Thought - The Master Of Your Fate - The Acre Of Diamonds - Unappropriated Millions - The Secret Of Power - This One Thing I Do - The Master Mind - What Do You Lack? - The Sculptor And The Clay - Why Grow Old? - The Fountain of Youth - The Medicine Delusion - The Gift of the Magi - "Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me" - L'Envoi - Index Of Scriptural References and Quotations
