Il segreto dell'infanzia

by Montessori Maria

Maria Montessori ha sviluppato un approccio pedagogico che ha rivoluzionato il modo di concepire l'educazione infantile. La sua visione si fonda su un profondo rispetto per il bambino, considerato non come un semplice destinatario di conoscenze, ma come un individuo attivo, dotato di potenzialità uniche e intrinseche da esplorare e sviluppare. Al cuore della pedagogia montessoriana vi è l'idea che l'apprendimento avvenga naturalmente attraverso l'interazione con l'ambiente. Montessori ha elaborato un metodo educativo che incoraggia l'autonomia, la responsabilità e la libertà di scelta del bambino, promuovendo un ambiente di apprendimento stimolante, organizzato e ricco di materiali didattici sensoriali. Questi strumenti, progettati per favorire l'autocorrezione e l'esplorazione, permettono ai piccoli allievi di apprendere in modo concreto e tangibile, seguendo il proprio ritmo. La figura dell'insegnante si trasforma così in quella di un "facilitatore", una guida empatica che osserva attentamente ciascun bambino per comprenderne i bisogni e gli interessi, senza imporre il proprio intervento.
Madri, padri ed educatori troveranno in questo libro il mondo di riferimenti che nutre il metodo Il segreto dell’infanzia crea infatti lo stato d’animo preliminare all’intelligenza di una pratica pedagogica logica e chiara, che conduce sottilmente alla progressiva scoperta delle verità intellettuali.

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Published August 24, 2024

About the author

"Maria Montessori was, in many ways, ahead of her time. Born in the town of Chiaravalle, in the province of Ancona, Italy, in 1870, she became the first female physician in Italy upon her graduation from medical school in 1896. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen to represent Italy at two different women's conferences, in Berlin in 1896 and in London in 1900.

In her medical practice, her clinical observations led her to analyze how children learn, and she concluded that they build themselves from what they find in their environment. Shifting her focus from the body to the mind, she returned to the university in 1901, this time to study psychology and philosophy. In 1904, she was made a professor of anthropology at the University of Rome.

Her desire to help children was so strong, however, that in 1906 she gave up both her university chair and her medical practice to work with a group of sixty young children of working parents in the San Lorenzo district of Rome. It was there that she founded the first Casa dei Bambini, or "Children's House." What ultimately became the Montessori method of education developed there, based upon Montessori's scientific observations of these children's almost effortless ability to absorb knowledge from their surroundings, as well as their tireless interest in manipulating materials. Every piece of equipment, every exercise, every method Montessori developed was based on what she observed children to do "naturally," by themselves, unassisted by adults.Maria Montessori with Child

Children teach themselves. This simple but profound truth inspired Montessori's lifelong pursuit of educational reform, methodology, psychology, teaching, and teacher training—all based on her dedication to furthering the self-creating process of the child... "
- Biography written by D. Renee Pendleton
- Biography copied from http://www.montessori-namta.org/Maria...