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MARIA MONTESSORI. DISCOVER HER LIFE AS A SCIENTIST AND EXPLORE HER WORK THROUGH PLAY
Paola Nicolini
Anno di edizione: 2026
Editore: EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata
Collana:Monografie fuori collana
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Maria Montessori was and still is a very important figure in the field
of education. Maria thought of boys and girls with great respect for
their world and with attention to their needs, dedicating her entire
life to the study and creation of objects designed to help their minds
grow well.
The book is divided into two parts: the first tells the story of Maria’s life, who was among the first women to obtain a degree in medicine and had to commit herself deeply to achieve this result. In the second part, there are cut-out elements for well-known game activities such as
memory and domino, made up of figures that represent the materials designed by Maria.
The book is divided into two parts: the first tells the story of Maria’s life, who was among the first women to obtain a degree in medicine and had to commit herself deeply to achieve this result. In the second part, there are cut-out elements for well-known game activities such as
memory and domino, made up of figures that represent the materials designed by Maria.
The
purpose is to introduce even the youngest boys and girls to this female
figure, who left an important legacy to be known and shared, at all
ages.
«Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori is a
scientist who has left an indelible mark on the culture of education and
whose popularity has been growing in Italy in recent years. Probably
due to her ideas that were far too innovative for the spirit of the
times, combined with a biographical history that was nonconformist to
say the least, Maria Montessori became famous worldwide before she did
in her own land of origin. However, starting from the numerous
initiatives dedicated to her and her thought on the occasion of the
150th anniversary of her birth, there has been a revival of interest and
a new wave of attention.
Among the ideas left to us as a legacy, the centrality of boys and girls in educational processes is probably the pivotal concept of her entire extensive production. Maria Montessori indelibly carves the image of this centrality, declaring that «the child is the teacher». This phrase condenses theoretical visions and binding guidelines for educational practice: from a theoretical standpoint, there is a proposal to radically change the idea that boys and girls must be taught things by someone designated to teach them, who determines what, how, and when must be learned.
In the concise Montessorian expression is condensed the idea that boys and girls can learn according to their own rhythms, interests, and motivations with a sort of self-government that decenters the figure of the teacher, turning roles and functions upside down. The clear direction Maria Montessori gives is to follow boys and girls along the paths they trace themselves, to be behind them instead of in front, to use that stepped-back position to observe them and provide them with the appropriate support to achieve their development more deeply and significantly, rather than dragging them toward goals set by someone else.
For these reasons, it seems important that boys and girls can directly get to know the history of this important figure, who committed herself so deeply precisely to their well-being and to indicating the ways to support it».
Paola Nicolini, University of Macerata
Among the ideas left to us as a legacy, the centrality of boys and girls in educational processes is probably the pivotal concept of her entire extensive production. Maria Montessori indelibly carves the image of this centrality, declaring that «the child is the teacher». This phrase condenses theoretical visions and binding guidelines for educational practice: from a theoretical standpoint, there is a proposal to radically change the idea that boys and girls must be taught things by someone designated to teach them, who determines what, how, and when must be learned.
In the concise Montessorian expression is condensed the idea that boys and girls can learn according to their own rhythms, interests, and motivations with a sort of self-government that decenters the figure of the teacher, turning roles and functions upside down. The clear direction Maria Montessori gives is to follow boys and girls along the paths they trace themselves, to be behind them instead of in front, to use that stepped-back position to observe them and provide them with the appropriate support to achieve their development more deeply and significantly, rather than dragging them toward goals set by someone else.
For these reasons, it seems important that boys and girls can directly get to know the history of this important figure, who committed herself so deeply precisely to their well-being and to indicating the ways to support it».
Paola Nicolini, University of Macerata
Titolo
Maria Montessori. Discover her life as a scientist and explore her work through play
Autori
Paola Nicolini
Pagine
24
Anno di edizione
2026
Editore
EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata
Collana
Monografie fuori collana
Supporto
Digitale
Formato
E-ISBN
979-12-5704-111-3
Condizioni di vendita
Open Access