. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. successful with defective chil-dren might benefit normal children also. Afterstudying experimental i:)syehology for a timein the University of Rome, she took charge ofthe casa dei bambini (childrens houses), orinfant schools, in the model tenements whichthe Good Building Association had erectedin the slums of Rome. Interest in the methodswhich she has employed there has been wide-spread, and her writings have been eagerlyread. Best know
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. successful with defective chil-dren might benefit normal children also. Afterstudying experimental i:)syehology for a timein the University of Rome, she took charge ofthe casa dei bambini (childrens houses), orinfant schools, in the model tenements whichthe Good Building Association had erectedin the slums of Rome. Interest in the methodswhich she has employed there has been wide-spread, and her writings have been eagerlyread. Best known of these is The MontessoriMethod. In 1914 Doctor Montessori lecturedin the United States. For a discussion of theprinciples governing her work see Montes-sori Method, below. MONTESSORI METHOD. Madame Mon-tessori begins instruction in her system ofteaching with training the senses, especiallythe sense of touch. This is true also of Froe-bels work; but the latter uses pla^^f ul methodsand games, while the Montessori method isindividual training. It is based on contrasts,which are also used by Froebel. The childis given rough and smooth articles, alter-. MADAMEMONTESSORI MONTESSORI METHOD 2402 MONTESSORI METHOD nately to handle, until be recognizes themwell. The name of the quality is taught, butas few words as possible are used by theteacher, lest the child be confused. Similarexercises with colors are given, and after atime the child has exercises in sorting andgrading the objects or colors. An immenseemphasis is put on the personal action, orself-activitj of the child; and the teachermust never push him on nor give the newexercise or word until he seems eager for , too, is the method Froebel advocates;but the large numbers of children gatheredin our kindergartens under the Americanschool system are not favorable to it. Mad-ame Montessoris work was first successfulamong very poor children; the parents wereso eager to have them begin school that theywere often taught to
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