Discovery of the Child

In The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori describes the nature of the child and her method. She believes that once the general principles of her method have been grasped, dealing with its material application is extremely simple. Gone are teachers who wear out their lungs maintaining discipline and verbal instruction, replaced by 'material for development' which affords children the opportunity of teaching themselves by their own efforts. The teacher thus becomes a director of the children's own spontaneous work. Available in either the Ballantine or ABC-Clio Edition.