The Absorbent Mind
Book Description
In 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 chara...
MoreIn 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:
* INTRODUCTION
* CHAPTER I - THE CHILD AND WORLD RECONSTRUCTION
* CHAPTER II - EDUCATION FOR LIFE
* CHAPTER III - THE PERIODS OF GROWTH
* CHAPTER IV - A NEW ORIENTATION
* CHAPTER V - THE MIRACLE OF CREATION
* CHAPTER V - ONE PLAN, ONE METHOD
* CHAPTER VI - MAN'S UNIVERSALITY
* CHAPTER VII - THE PSYCHO-EMBRYONIC LIFE
* CHAPTER VIII - THE CONQUEST OF INDEPENDENCE
* CHAPTER IX - CARE TO BE TAKEN AT LIFE'S BEGINNING
* CHAPTER X - ON LANGUAGE
* CHAPTER XI - THE CALL OF LANGUAGE
* CHAPTER XII - OBSTACLES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
* CHAPTER XIII - MOVEMENT AND TOTAL DEVELOPMENT
* CHAPTER XIV - INTELLIGENCE AND THE HAND
* CHAPTER XV - DEVELOPMENT AND IMITATION
* CHAPTER XVI - FROM UNCONSCIOUS CREATOR TO CONSCIOUS WORKER
* CHAPTER XVII - THE NEW TEACHER
* CHAPTER XVIII - FURTHER ELABORATION THROUGH CULTURE AND IMAGINATION
* CHAPTER XIX - CHARACTER AND ITS DEFECTS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
* CHAPTER XX - A SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE CHILD : NORMALIZATION
* CHAPTER XXI - CHARACTER-BUILDING A CONQUEST, NOT A DEFENCE
* CHAPTER XXII - THE SUBLIMATION OF POSSESSIVENESS
* CHAPTER XXIII - SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
* CHAPTER XXIV - SOCIETY BY COHESION
* CHAPTER XXV - ERROR AND ITS CONTROL
* CHAPTER XXVI - THE THREE DEGREES OF OBEDIENCE
* CHAPTER XXVII - THE MONTESSORI TEACHER
* CHAPTER XXVIII - THE FOUNTAIN SOURCE OF LOVE THE CHILD
Publisher | |
Binding | Kindle Edition |
Reading Level | Adult
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# of Pages | 255 |
ISBN-10 | B0081LL3MO |
Publication Date | 05/08/2012 |
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