The pages which follow constitute a series of pictures of real child types showing Montessori results. As a record of results, I hope they may contribute to the world’s greater faith in the discovery of Montessori—the spirit of the child.

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey.

New York, 1915.

CONTENTS

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Dr. Montessori, the Woman[3]
With Margherita in the Children’s House[13]
Showing the Unconscious Influence of the True Montessori Environment.
Valia[26]
The Physical Education of the System.
The Freeing of Otello, the Terrible[39]
Montessori Awakening of Conscience Through Directed Will.
The Christ in Bruno[54]
About the New Spiritual Sense.
Mario’s Finger Eyes[67]
Montessori Sense-Training.
Raffaelo’s Hunger[81]
Color Teaching. Its Value.
The Going Away of Antonio[94]
Directing the Child Will.
Andrea’s Lily[108]
The Nature-Training of the Method.
The Miracle of Olga[119]
Reading and Writing as Natural for Your Child as Speech.
Clara—Little Mother[135]
The Social Development of the Montessori Child.
Piccola—Little Home Maker[148]
The Helpfulness of the Montessori Child.
Mario’s Plays[163]
Montessori and the Child’s Imagination.
The Great Silence[176]
Montessori Development of Repose.