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The absorbent mind / Maria Montessori ; with a new foreword by John Chattin-McNichols.
A leading educator discusses the importance of the first six years to a child's normal physical and emotional development.
Record details
- ISBN: 0805041567
- ISBN: 9780805041569
- Physical Description: xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 1995.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "An owl book." Previously published: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The child's part in world reconstruction -- Education for life -- The periods of growth -- The new path -- The miracle of creation -- Embryology and behavior -- The spiritual embryo -- The child's conquest of independence -- The first days of life -- Some thoughts on language -- How language calls to the child -- The effect of obstacles on development -- The importance of movement in general development -- Intelligence and the hand -- Development and imitation -- From unconscious creator to conscious worker -- Further elaboration through culture and imagination -- Character and its defects in childhood -- The child's contribution to society: normalization -- Character building is the child's own achievement -- Children's possessiveness and its transformations -- Social development -- Cohesion in the social unit -- Mistakes and their correction -- The three levels of obedience -- Discipline and the teacher -- The teacher's preparation -- Love and its source: the child. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | 155.4 MONTESSO 1995 | 39851001745901 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
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