Montessori Today
A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood

Piaget stages: - symbolic thought - concrete operations - formal thought 5 Periods of growth: Birth to 3 years - sensitive periods and absorted mind 3 to 6 years - bringing unconscious knowledge to a conscious level 6 to 9 years - academic and artistic skills to fit in his culture 9 to 12 years - open to kn......more

As someone taking the training, this is the most poignant quote in this book, for me: "...Montessori decided her teachers must each write their own textbook based on their own understanding of Montessori education... her own personal guidebook to refer to, revise, and add to throughout her teaching......more

I have heard and read that reading Dr. Montessori's books are difficult to comprehend/follow and literally hard to read because many copies of her books are xeroxed forms so some words get cut off. Lillard comes from an objective point of view to summarize the key points of Dr. Montessori's philosop......more

If you read this book, make sure you get the “newer” 1988 version. I ordered it from ebay and got an original 1972 version. It is a decent overview of the method. But I think you can learn just as much by going to the American Montessori Society page and other Montessori web sites, so I’d just do th......more

I own this book so I indulged in the luxury of folding the corners of every page with a good quote. The thickening of the book due to folds quickly told me I deemed every page to be quotable. I read this book because it was recommended to me by my esteemed superiors within a Montessori School Admini......more