The Absorbent MindIn response to the crisis in American education, more than five thousand public and private schools across the nation have adopted the timeless Montessori Method of teaching, of which this book is the cornerstone. Written by the women whose name is synonymous worldwide with child development theory, The Absorbent Mind takes its title from the phrase that the inspired Italian doctor coined to characterize the child's most crucial developmental stage: the first six years. |
Contents
The Childs Part in World Reconstruction | 3 |
Education for Life | 10 |
The Periods of Growth | 18 |
The New Path | 29 |
The Miracle of Creation | 34 |
Embryology and Behavior | 47 |
The Spiritual Embryo | 60 |
The Childs Conquest of Independence | 83 |
Further Elaboration Through Culture and Imagination | 171 |
Character and its Defects in Childhood | 192 |
The Childs Contribution to Society Normalization | 201 |
Character Building is the Childs Own Achievement | 208 |
Childrens Possessiveness and Its Transformations | 216 |
Social Development | 222 |
Cohesion in the Social Unit | 232 |
Mistakes and Their Correction | 244 |
The First Days of Life | 97 |
Some Thoughts on Language | 108 |
The Effect of Obstacles on Development | 127 |
The Importance of Movement in General Development | 136 |
Intelligence and the Hand | 148 |
Development and Imitation | 158 |
From Unconscious Creator to Conscious Worker | 165 |
Other editions - View all
The Absorbent Mind: A Classic in Education and Child Development for ... Maria Montessori No preview available - 2023 |
The Absorbent Mind: A Classic in Education and Child Development for ... Maria Montessori No preview available - 1995 |
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