| In this lively and engaging DVD lecture
based on her widely acclaimed book, Dr. Angeline Lillard presents
Montessori’s theoretical principles, the science research that has followed
them, and how they are implemented in a Montessori classroom.
DVD video production by Paladin Pictures. Photographs by An Vu. Educational Video DVD (2006; 104 Minutes) Traditional American schooling is in constant
crisis because it is based on two poor models for children's
learning: the school as a factory and the child as a blank slate.
School reforms repeatedly fail by not penetrating these models. One
hundred years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in
Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based
on her observations of how they naturally learn.
 Does
Montessori education provide a viable alternative to traditional
schooling? Do Dr. Montessori's theories and practices stand up to
the scrutiny of modern-day developmental psychology? Can
developmental psychology tell us anything about how and why
Montessori methods work?
In Montessori, Angeline Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria
Montessori: Current scientific research provides astounding support
for her major insights. Lillard presents the research concerning
eight insights that are foundational to Montessori education and
describes how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori
classroom. In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will
develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori
classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works.
 Montessori however, does much more than explain the
scientific basis for Montessori's system: amid the clamor for
evidence-based education, this book presents the studies that show
how children learn best, makes clear why many traditional practices
come up short, and describes an ingenious alternative that works.
Everyone interested in education, at all levels and in all forms,
will take from this book a wealth of insights on how to improve
teaching effectiveness. Montessori
is indispensable reading for anyone interested in what psychologists
know about human learning and development. |
