The Secret of childhood
Montessori, Maria
The Secret of childhood - London Sangam Books 1986 - 239p.
Dr. Montessori was convinced, from a
lifetime of scientific observation, that in the
child there are laws of growth in character
and disposition as marked as those in its
physical life; that adults generaly faill to
appreciate these laws and force their own
ideas on it. This results in oppression of the
child's deepest drives and its mind is
thrown into confusion, and revolts through
manifestations of naughtiness, hysterical
crying and sulking. A childhood so full of
repression develops into an adulthood full
of complexes. Dr. Montessori's main theme
in this book is, in effect, "Find the secret of
childhood, and the whole disposition of the
child changes. It trulý becomes "Father of
Man" and achieves a superior, saner
psychological development."
Dr. Montessori's revojutionary method of
education was begun long ago; and to-day
institutions with her method exist in all
parts of the world. This book reaches out to
a yet wider horizon-in fact to all those
who care for the young, and for man in the
course of self-construction
861313755
Child development
305.23 MON
The Secret of childhood - London Sangam Books 1986 - 239p.
Dr. Montessori was convinced, from a
lifetime of scientific observation, that in the
child there are laws of growth in character
and disposition as marked as those in its
physical life; that adults generaly faill to
appreciate these laws and force their own
ideas on it. This results in oppression of the
child's deepest drives and its mind is
thrown into confusion, and revolts through
manifestations of naughtiness, hysterical
crying and sulking. A childhood so full of
repression develops into an adulthood full
of complexes. Dr. Montessori's main theme
in this book is, in effect, "Find the secret of
childhood, and the whole disposition of the
child changes. It trulý becomes "Father of
Man" and achieves a superior, saner
psychological development."
Dr. Montessori's revojutionary method of
education was begun long ago; and to-day
institutions with her method exist in all
parts of the world. This book reaches out to
a yet wider horizon-in fact to all those
who care for the young, and for man in the
course of self-construction
861313755
Child development
305.23 MON