La mente del bambino

By Maria Montessori

La mente del bambino è un saggio di Maria Montessori. Il saggio parte dalle proposizioni della biologia (sviluppo embrionale del bambino), dalla legge naturale che lo predispone ad un libero comportamento, per addentrarsi nella gestazione spirituale del bambino, da zero a sei anni. Vengono quindi definiti i caratteri, i limiti, e le insospettate possibilità della prima forma della mente del bambino (chiamata dalla Montessori "Mente Assorbente"), che tutto riceve e ritiene. Maria Montessori chiuse con questo libro il suo lungo ciclo di pensiero.

Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori, nota come Maria Montessori (Chiaravalle, 31 agosto 1870 – Noordwijk, 6 maggio 1952) è stata un'educatrice, pedagogista, filosofa, medico, neuropsichiatra infantile e scienziata italiana, internazionalmente nota per il metodo educativo che prende il suo nome, adottato in migliaia di scuole dell'infanzia, elementari, medie e superiori in tutto il mondo. Fu tra le prime donne a laurearsi in medicina in Italia.

• Language: Italiano
• Publisher: Passerino
• Release date: Feb 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9791222063454

Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was an Italian educator and physician. Born in Chiaravalle, she came from a prominent, well-educated family of scientists and government officials. Raised in Florence and Rome, Montessori excelled in school from a young age, graduating from technical school in 1886. In 1890, she completed her degree in physics and mathematics, yet decided to pursue medicine rather than a career in engineering. At the University of Rome, she overcame prejudice from the predominately male faculty and student body, winning academic prizes and focusing her studies on pediatric medicine and psychiatry. She graduated in 1896 as a doctor in medicine and began working with mentally disabled children, for whom she also became a prominent public advocate. In 1901, she left her private practice to reenroll at the University of Rome for a degree in philosophy, dedicating herself to the study of scientific pedagogy and lecturing on the topic from 1904 to 1908. In 1906, she opened her Casa dei Bambini, a school for children from low-income families. As word of her endeavor spread, schools using the Montessori educational method began opening around the world. In the United States, the publication of The Montessori Method (1912) in English and her 1913 lecture tour fostered a rapid increase of Montessori schools in the country. For her groundbreaking status as one of Italy’s first female public intellectuals and her role in developing a more individualized, psychologically informed approach to education, Maria Montessori continues to be recognized as one of the twentieth century’s most influential figures.