The Montessori Method
Dr. Maria Montessori provided the world with a powerful philosophy and practice for the advancement of humanity: change how we educate children and we change the world. She understood two things very clearly: One, that we can build a better world, a more just and peaceful place, when we educate for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nipissing University
2010-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning |
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https://jual.nipissingu.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2014/06/v4284.pdf
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Summary: | Dr. Maria Montessori provided the world with a powerful philosophy and practice for the advancement of humanity: change how we educate children and we change the world. She understood two things very clearly: One, that we can build a better world, a more just and peaceful place, when we educate for the realization of the individual and collective human potential; and two, that the only way to create an educational system that will that will serve this end is to scrap the current system entirely and replace it with a completely new system. She gave us a system through which to accomplish that goal: The Montessori Method. The following is a personal and professional account of the Montessori Method of educating children. |
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ISSN: | 1916-8128 |