Montessori education

Montessori education: practices and principles

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My 38-minute overview of Montessori education, excerpted from my lecture on Objectivism, which is part of my Philosophy of Education course. Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was an Italian educator and theorist whose system of “scientific pedagogy” led to the development of Montessori schools worldwide. More Montessori information and recommendations at my Montessori Education page. * Please […]

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The compatibility of Objectivist philosophy and Montessori education

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Stephen Hicks discusses the compatibility of Objectivist philosophy and Montessori education. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Montessori practices and principles. Next: [Part 13: Marxism] Marxist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Kirkpatrick on Montessori and Dewey

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Professor Jerry Kirkpatrick gave a talk at Rockford College on October 28 on “Montessori and Dewey as Educational Philosophers.” Dr. Kirkpatrick is Professor of International Business at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. In the following eleven-minute interview after his talk, I speak with Dr. Kirkpatrick about the two great educational philosophers of the twentieth century,

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