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Montessori Today

A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood

A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood

By Paula Polk Lillard

By Paula Polk Lillard

By Paula Polk Lillard

By Paula Polk Lillard

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Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

Paperback $14.95

Jan 30, 1996 | 240 Pages

Ebook $9.99

Sep 07, 2011 | 240 Pages

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    About Montessori Today

    Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child.

    About Montessori Today

    Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child.

    Also by Paula Polk Lillard

    Montessori from the Start
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    Montessori: A Modern Approach
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    Also by Paula Polk Lillard

    Montessori from the Start
    Montessori in the Classroom
    Montessori: A Modern Approach
    See all books by Paula Polk Lillard

    About Paula Polk Lillard

    PAULA POLK LILLARD is the head emerita and cofounder of the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois. She is also the author of Montessori Today; Montessori, A Modern Approach, and Montessori from the Start (with Lynn Lillard Jessen).

    About Paula Polk Lillard

    PAULA POLK LILLARD is the head emerita and cofounder of the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois. She is also the author of Montessori Today; Montessori, A Modern Approach, and Montessori from the Start (with Lynn Lillard Jessen).

    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Schocken
    Jan 30, 1996 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780805210613

    Category: Nonfiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Schocken
    Sep 07, 2011 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307761323

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    Praise

    "Paul Lillard is an excellent guide to Maria Montessori’s key ideas and to the place of Montessori education in contemporary society."–Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind

    "Children’s schools shape their lives, intellects, and worldviews. This clear guide to Montessori education today will help parents to consider the Montessori alternative for their child."
    –Jane M. Healy, author of Your Child’s Growing Mind

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