A Montessori Mother
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A Montessori Mother. By Dorothy Canfield Fisher. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1912. Pp. xiv + 24U. To an interpretation of what the Montessori idea promises to American mothers, Mrs. Fisher has brought the keen insight and vividly graceful style that have made her magazine stories so enjoyable. Returning from a prolonged stay in Rome she was immediately set upon and besought by friends, acquaintances, by strangers even, for an account of what she had seen. "How many evenings," 6ays Mrs. Fisher, "have I talked from the appearance of the coffeecups till a very late bedtime, in answer to the demand, 'Now, you've been to Rome, you've seen the Montessori schools. You saw a great deal of Dr. Montessori herself and were in close personal relations with her. Tell us all about it. Is it really so wonderful? Or is it just a fad? Is it true that the children
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