The Montessori Difference

Considering the Evidence
The Montessori Difference examines and synthesizes the existing body of research on the outcomes of Montessori education. Weaving together evidence from the highest quality studies, Angeline Stoll Lillard concludes when and how the research suggests this century-old way of educating makes a difference in the outcomes of children.
Montessori is the oldest and most widespread alternative educational system available today. In the United States alone, Montessori is implemented in thousands of schools, including over 600 public ones. Its main claim is that the pedagogy is closely aligned with developmental science and that given the appropriate environment, infants and children develop themselves. Yet studies of the outcomes of this form of education have thus far been scattered, with no intensive qualitative review to inform parents, teachers, administrators, researchers, and school districts of what we know about M