The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in 'The Children's Houses' with Additions and Revisions by the Author [Illustrated]

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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THE AMERICAN EDITION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I A CRITICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW PEDAGOGY IN ITS RELATION TO MODERN SCIENCE
CHAPTER II HISTORY OF METHODS
CHAPTER III INAUGURAL ADDRESS DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF ONE OF THE "CHILDREN'S HOUSES"
CHAPTER IV PEDAGOGICAL METHODS USED IN THE "CHILDREN'S HOUSES"
CHAPTER V DISCIPLINE
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CHAPTER VI HOW THE LESSON SHOULD BE GIVEN
CHAPTER VII EXERCISES OF PRACTICAL LIFE
CHAPTER VIII REFECTION—THE CHILD'S DIET
CHAPTER IX MUSCULAR EDUCATION—GYMNASTICS
CHAPTER X NATURE IN EDUCATION—AGRICULTURAL LABOUR: CULTURE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER XI MANUAL LABOUR—THE POTTER'S ART, AND BUILDING
CHAPTER XII EDUCATION OF THE SENSES
CHAPTER XIII EDUCATION OF THE SENSES AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE DIDACTIC MATERIAL: GENERAL SENSIBILITY: THE TACTILE, THERMIC, BARIC AND STEREOGNOSTIC SENSES
CHAPTER XIV GENERAL NOTES ON THE EDUCATION OF THE SENSES
CHAPTER XV INTELLECTUAL EDUCATION
CHAPTER XVI METHOD FOR THE TEACHING OF READING AND WRITING
CHAPTER XVII DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD AND DIDACTIC MATERIAL USED
CHAPTER XVIII LANGUAGE OF CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER XIX TEACHING OF NUMERATION: INTRODUCTION TO ARITHMETIC
CHAPTER XX SEQUENCE OF EXERCISES
CHAPTER XXI GENERAL REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE
CHAPTER XXII CONCLUSIONS AND IMPRESSIONS

About the Author
"Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name. Her educational method is in use today in public and private schools throughout the world." -- Wikipedia