Bringing Montessori to America: S. S. McClure, Maria Montessori, and the Campaign to Publicize Montessori Education

Description: Tells the little known story of the collaboration and clash between the indomitable educator Maria Montessori and the American publisher S. S. McClure over the launch of Montessori education in the United States

Review Quotes: "Bringing Montessori to America is one of the first and perhaps only treatments of the relationship between S. S. McClure and Maria Montessori--a relationship that, had it not gone awry, could have institutionalized Montessori's promising 'auto-education' theory in the United States. This study should be a staple and case study for communications departments across the United States."
--Karen L. Riley, author of Schools Behind Barbed Wire: The Untold Story of Wartime Internment and the Children of Arrested Enemy Aliens

"The Guteks provide a unique view of McClure's and Montessori's power struggle over how to present Montessori's method, leading to a better understanding of the split between the American Montessori Society and the Association Montessori Internationale. Scholarly without being dense, this engaging book will appeal to a wide range of readers."
--Martha May Tevis, professor, Department of Education, University of Texas-Pan American