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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Calling all montessori teacher trainees, Do not buy this book as it is an abridged version and has cut out alot of the very important links that you need to understand between Montessori's theories and the theories of child developmentalists such as Piaget and his theory of Materialised Abstraction and the mathematical mind. This version is fine for parents interested in Montessori for use in home education or anyone who has just a passing interest but anyone who is a serious student and wanting to become a professional Montessori teacher dont touch it with a barge pole. I am training as a Montessori teacher and when i found out it had whole important sections cut out of it i felt cheated and ripped off. No where in the book or on the front or back cover does it specify that it is abridged. Best to go for a clio copy if you can because that version is not abridged. I dont dislike the absorbent mind, i love it! its just this version here of it i dont like, cant believe the publishers have got away with it. Now i have read the clio version realise how much info i missed out on.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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they say you don't get a book with a new baby....uh, you do....this one. even 100 years after her findings, montessori philosophy has never been so relevant as today. i read this when my son was born and now am a qualified montessorian. forget all those modern techniques....this is all you need. it does take a while to read through properly, but it will open your mind...and possibly enable you to create the most wonderful children.
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Yes, it was a bit of a struggle reading through this, frankly. Not for the faint-hearted. It is crammed with ideology and momentum given the time it was written (after the Second World War). It is very much of its time, the developmental theories I agree with, but the ideology takes over. I would not read this first-hand until you had read introductions to Montessori's teaching. But that's just me!
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The Absorbent Mind
It is good to read. I have a good insight to what Montessori is all about. I would recommend it.
Published 3 months ago by Kate Murphy
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Not the best..
If you are just looking for a simply written version of this Maria Montessori book, well this is the book for you. It was well priced. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joanie
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absorbent mind
Couldn't wait to read this book,it is very interesting although it is a bit heavy going. I found though that the print is not that clear and there are quite a lot of typos - puts... Read more
Published 9 months ago by wendy.p
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Great book. Poor quality of ink and many printed mistakes.
The book is a classic that anybody interested in education and developmental psychology should get.
However, I regret the bad quality of the ink (some words almost fade away)... Read more
However, I regret the bad quality of the ink (some words almost fade away)... Read more
Published 12 months ago by gun&candle
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Interesting
First of all one should note that this is a very poor edition. It seems to haev been machine scanned from a printed copy to digital and then went straight to print without even as... Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2009 by Nasher
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A WORK OF GENIUS BY THIS EDUCATION PIONEER
This is a mind-blowing, life-altering book that should be required reading for all educators and parents. Read more
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