The child is the teacher : a life of Maria Montessori
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Author
Contributors
Conti, Gregory, 1952- translator.
Published
New York : Other Press, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781635420845, 1635420849
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 24 cm
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Headquarters Library - Adult Biography | BIO MONTESSORI,M 2022 | Reshelving |
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Published
New York : Other Press, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9781635420845, 1635420849
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Italian as Il bambino è il maestro: Vita di Maria Montessori in 2020 by Rizzoli, Milan"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-348).
Description
"A fresh, comprehensive biography of the pioneering educator and activist who changed the way we look at children's minds, from the author of Oriana Fallaci. Born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy, Maria Montessori would grow up to embody almost every trait men of her era detested in the fairer sex. She was self-confident, strong-willed, and had a fiery temper at a time when women were supposed to be soft and pliable. She studied until she became a doctor at a time when female graduates in Italy provoked outright scandal. She never wanted to marry or have children -- the accepted destiny for all women in her milieu of late nineteenth-century bourgeois Rome -- and when she became pregnant by a colleague of hers, she gave up her son to continue pursuing her career. At around age thirty, Montessori was struck by the work being done with children from the slums of the San Lorenzo neighborhood, and realized what she wanted to do with her life: change the school, and therefore the world, through a new approach to the child's mind. In spite of the resistance she faced from all sides -- scientists accused her of being too mystical, and the clergy of being too scientific -- she would garner acclaim and establish the influential Montessori Method, which is now practiced throughout the world. A thorough, nuanced portrait of this often controversial woman, The Child Is the Teacher is the first biographical work on Maria Montessori written by an author who is not a member of the Montessori movement, but who has been granted access to original letters, diaries, notes, and texts written by Montessori herself, including an array of previously unpublished material"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Italian.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Stefano, C., & Conti, G. (2022). The child is the teacher: a life of Maria Montessori . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Stefano, Cristina, 1967- and Gregory Conti. 2022. The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Stefano, Cristina, 1967- and Gregory Conti. The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori Other Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Stefano, Cristina, and Gregory Conti. The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori Other Press, 2022.
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