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  • Paperback: 422 pages
  • Publisher: OUP USA; Updated Edition edition (21 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 019536936X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195369366
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 157,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A stimulating evaluation of Montessori philosophy and practice, exploring some of the basic principles in relation to modern scientific research. . . . In particular, anyone wanting to take a detailed and critical look at Montessori education would surely benefit from reading this book."-- Montessori International


"Angeline Lillard may have changed the rules of engagement for debates on educational reform."-- Dennis Schapiro, Editor, The Public Montessorian


"Dr. Angeline Stoll Lillard has clearly summarized the research that explains why, after 100 years, the Montessori approach to education continues to be a phenomenal worldwide success."-- Tim Seldin, President, The Montessori Foundation, and Chair, The International Montessori Council


"Lillard provides a visionary framework for those currently working to advance Montessori education and those committed to furthering school reform initiatives. This is an illuminating, thoughtful, and extremely important book. "-- Richard A. Ungerer, Executive Director, American Montessori Society


"This is a great book. It is beautifully written, and expertly uses the psychological research literature to evaluate Montessori theory and practice. What an original and important contribution."-- Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology, Stanford University and author of Mindset: The New Psychology ofSuccess


"Lillard has masterfully explored the basic tenets of Montessori education and how they are validated with todays scientific findings. The result is a long-awaited and important contribution that contrasts with traditional education and offers evidence in support of a method that works. A stunning achievement!"--Virginia McHugh Goodwin, Executive Director, Association Montessori Internationale, USA


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One hundred years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn. In Montessori, Angeline Stoll Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. Lillard presents the research behind eight insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom. In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works. Lillard, however, does much more than explain the scientific basis for Montessori's system: Amid the clamor for evidence-based education, she presents the studies that show how children learn best, makes clear why many traditional practices come up short, and describes an ingenious alternative that works. Now with a foreword by Renilde Montessori, the youngest grandchild of Maria Montessori, Montessori offers a wealth of insights for anyone interested in education.
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This seminal work introduces the science behind the alternative educational method devised by Dr Montessori almost 100 years ago. Dr Stoll Lillard explains how children learn and develop, linking her discussion to current child development theory and research. Dr Lillard's book goes on to demonstrates how modern research supports many of Dr Montessori's own findings, thus validating her educational method and philosophy. Dr Lillard further discusses how this 'scientific method', as Dr Montessori termed it, is applied in Montessori classrooms. The book is thorough and comprehensive, but very accessible and readable. Its success lies in Dr Stoll Lillard's ability to explain what is wrong with education today and how it can be transformed by adopting effective and successful, tried-and-tested Montessori techniques developed as a result of observing children in every continent of the world for the last 100 years. If you think that education needs a new direction, then this book is for you.
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Such a great insight into the method and the science behind her philosophy. A must read for ALL MOntessori teachers and parents!
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Must read book! 12 Dec 2011
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I got this for someone else but they have reported back to me that this book is great it is a must read for anyone working in this area [or of course a parent]
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