A friend of mine recently forwarded me an interesting article from Time magazine on gifted children; more specifically, on the idea that we may be failing our geniuses by not allowing them to pursue academics at their own rate. Schools often refuse to let gifted children skip grades; instead, they are sentenced to study information [...]
Hard to believe, but the school year is coming to an end. Sometimes it can be difficult to think of things to do during the last few days or weeks…the kids know it’s almost over and concentration is in short supply. Here are a few ideas you can use to make those last days fun [...]
I read a fascinating article about a month ago in the Washington Post, and it’s kind of been simmering in the back of my mind all this time. Called Pearls Before Breakfast, it involves the brilliant and gifted violinist, Joshua Bell, and a busy morning in a large Washington metro station. I highly recommend reading [...]
I’ve been hearing a lot about other alternative methods of education besides Montessori. It seems that more and more people are becoming disillusioned with current traditional methods of education, and are reaching out for other ways of helping their children learn. Sometimes Montessori gets lumped in with other methods like Waldorf, Doman, and Charlotte Mason. [...]
Time for a little change-up – a break from Montessori. We know our kids can’t live in a “all-Montessori-all-the-time” world. I like to think that there are many toys and educational products out there that are Montessori in spirit, if not in actuality. I’m going to share a few of my kids’ favorites. One super-creative [...]
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