Does Maria Use Allusions In Dr Montessori's Own Handbook

In the passage,”Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook” Maria uses allusions and specific word choice to convince readers to change the way children are being raised and taught. At first, Maria uses the words,”delicate intervention”, and ”overbearing” to show how she thinks schools are run and how they should be properly run. During this time period most, if not all families in America, thought that children were meant to be seen not heard. Maria uses the words “overbearing” and “delicate intervention” to show what we are doing and what we should be doing instead. By her words we are being forceful and not accepting them as we should. She also uses overbearing because ,during the 1900’s, adults were very ruthless to the children and being very much