Montessori Learning in the 21st Century is a landmark commentary
and parent education tool that makes Montessori education more
accessible to a greater audience. Shannon Helfrich's book is an
important achievement for Montessori theory and practice because it
is integrated with current neuroscientific findings. It
demonstrates the validity of Montessori child psychology and
methodology combined with an undeniable conclusion that Dr. Maria
Montessori's century-old assumptions anticipated current brain
research.
--David J. Kahn
Executive Director, North American Montessori Teachers' Association
Many books have been written about Montessori's method, this one is
about living
with it. ... Throughout the book, Shannon Helfrich offers many
insights,
stories, and simple explanations about how children grow and how
Montessori
education facilitates their development. In short, Shannon invites
us to take a
fascinating journey, accompanying our child from birth to maturity
from the perspective
of the Montessori philosophy. --Andr� Roberfroid
President
Association Montessori
Internationale (AMI) This thought-provoking and informative book
encourages parents to reflect how best to interact with their
children, as well as understand and offer a variety of ways to
assist with their development. Shannon's book represents her
extensive knowledge and observations of how children develop,
drawing on her many years of experience working with children of
all ages and backgrounds. Her anecdotes are entertaining while also
being insightful, and every parent - new or not - will gain
inspiration and fresh perspectives from reading them.
--Carmen Parker, Sydney, Australia, Montessori Teacher This is a
hugely needed book. It is a valuable resource for teachers and a
guide for parents in understanding the factors that influence
learning and development. It is full of facts, explanations for how
the brain develops and why interaction with the environment is
essential at specific points in development. Perhaps the author's
ability to then link this to Dr. Montessori's work and feed it back
to us with another level of understanding is the real genius of
this book. This weaving back and forth between neuropsychological
research, the impact of the environment and the work of Dr.
Montessori provides the reader with what feels like story
telling... a spell-binding way to learn. --Bernadette Bialczak
Perkins
Montessori Primary Teacher
Montessori Magnet School, Hartford
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