The Universal Child Guided by Nature: a Montessori Perspective

CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION; Part 1: THE NEEDS AND TENDENCIES OF THE CHILD:
Exploration; movement; work, maximum effort, perfection; older children and young adults; executive functions; concentration; self-control; belonging, communication, and joy; Part 2: SHARING MONTESSORI WITH THE WORLD:
Finding out what Montessori means; researching a culture in preparation for sharing Montessori; explaining Montessori; mentoring a new Montessori teacher; Part 3: THE UNIVERSAL CHILD GROWS UP: We all have needs; one more need: communication; Part 4: WE ARE ALL GUIDED BY NATURE; MONTESSORI AUTHENTICITY.

＂Simple, elegant, inspiring. Susan Stephenson carries Dr. Montessori’s vision of education for peace forward with this lovely, simple book about what we can all recognize as universal in our make-up as human beings.
Those things that ought to (and can) bring us to a place of great respect for children through positive, intelligent engagement with them the world over.＂
-Gioconda Bellonci, Montessori parent and teacher