The
url of this blog is inspired by a book of the same name, “The Absorbent Mind”, written by Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori Method of Education. This lady had written several other books based on her research and works with children about whom she had immense in learning about how they grow and develop from the day they were born.
The
book was first written in Italian, as described on the translator’s notes: “precise, condensed, scientific and popular”. It took me two years to complete the book in its entirety while I was pursuing my Diploma in Montessori Methods of Education. The book has been such a great source of knowledge to discover how and what kids learn, so much so that I have not been able to dump it like I did with Principles of Economics.
Most
of Montessori’s books are not written according to the phases of child’s development from birth to adulthood; understandably she was learning on the job. However, her discoveries had led her to prepare, create and invent methods just to cater to the learning patterns which the children presented themselves. It was in the Children House (as she affectionately called it), that the system of teaching begun to take shape.
So
on one hand, you will find books written by Maria Montessori to be profound and scholarly; on the other hand, you will also be wondering how it would be practical to put her philosophies to work in today’s education. If you have not had the time to read any of her books, the best place to find information about her is on the internet. Just type her name on google and you will get lots of search results there.
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May 27th, 2009 3:40 pm
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May 28th, 2009 9:01 pm
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May 30th, 2009 8:44 am
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June 10th, 2009 9:00 pm
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June 24th, 2009 6:56 am
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June 29th, 2009 2:29 am
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