Education and Peace presents one of Montessori’s most important social ideas: the child is not only a future adult, but also the builder of the future world. If society wants peace, it must begin by changing the way it understands and educates children.

Montessori criticizes systems that train children for obedience while ignoring their dignity and creative power. She calls for education that develops independence, cooperation, empathy, and a sense of belonging to humanity. In this vision, peace is not a slogan, but a daily practice that begins in the classroom and the home.

This book is valuable for educators, parents, and readers interested in peace studies and human development. It connects moral education with global responsibility and shows why Montessori’s method was never only about classroom materials, but about forming freer, more responsible, and more peaceful human beings.