The Child In the Family Author:Maria Montessori The child unchained. Almost all educatonal activity is pervaded by the notion of direct adaptation of the child to the adult world. The idea that the child is a personality separate from the adult startles many people. Too often he is merely a reproduction of those who possess him, a slave of limitless obedience -- never a human being. But t... more »o Maria Monhtessori a child is a human bing. He is, above all else, an individual who must not be shaped but who must shape himself. It is upon her insights that her method is based. This book exolains the commonsense raitonale behind this method and the reason's for it ... success...« less