28 MARCH 1958, Page 17

SIR,—As parents of three children who have been to a

Montessori school—where one of us taught for two years—we are amazed at the lack of comprehension shown by Jean Howard in her review of E. M. Stand- ing's Maria Montessori. After fifty years of develop- ment by Dr. Montessori and her followers, her principles still remain revolutionary and in conse- quence understood by too few.--.--Yours faithfully,

Eastleach, Cirencester, Clos CARMEN BAZLEY THOMAS BAZLEY