Kritik an maria montessori biography book

A Life of Maria Montessori

Cristina De Stefano
Gregory Conti (Translator)
Other Press (Mar 1, 2022)
Hardcover$28.99 (368pp)
978-1-63542-084-5

Cristina De Stefano’s The Child Is the Teacher is an intimate, comprehensive biography of Maria Montessori, whose revolutionary approach to early childhood education provoked storms of controversy, brought about a new appreciation of the mind of the child, and incited a global movement for social change.

Born in Chiaravalle, Italy, in 1870, Montessori became known for her strong will, fiery temper, and drive to make more of herself than was dictated by bourgeois Roman society.

A feminist at heart and opposed to marriage, she had set her sights on a career in medicine, even giving up the newborn son she birthed out of wedlock in order to pursue her dream.

A visit to Rome’s San Lorenzo slums awakened Montessori to the bleak existence of the poverty-stricken and mentally disabled children who were committed to