Google is, by far, America’s most powerful and popular search engine. Driving some 60+% of the Internet’s traffic and enjoying market values as high as $600/share, Google is at the top of the search game. Today’s fun fact from Montessori for Everyone is that Dr. Montessori stands at the heart of the Google empire. [...]
As I mentioned in the first post of this series, the recent conference I attended in Indiana, “Unsettled Children in an Unsettled World” aimed to give knowledge and ideas about how to provide safe environments for children in a culture full of distractions. Many factors are beyond our control, but one is not – ourselves. [...]
Most people would acknowledge that children today are being raised in a fast-paced culture with more choices and more distractions than ever before. The question that interests parents and teachers is, “How is this fast-paced society affecting children?” which leads to further questions about how we can counteract the effects of our culture.
The workshop [...]
August 31st was Maria Montessori’s birthday. As I paused on that day to think about her remarkable life, I realized that I sometimes lose sight of the person behind the method. I say and write the word “Montessori” so much…Montessori..Montessori..Montessori. This word encapsulates the method of learning that I love so much, but it means [...]
My children and I began our school year a few days ago, and as we plunged headlong into presentations, ground rules, and expectations, I started thinking about the difference between the ideal Montessori method and how it really plays out in day-to-day situations.
My last post was rather heavy on theory – and deliberately so [...]
In today’s crowded world of power struggles and ego trips, the Montessori method serves as a guide to raising unselfish, self-regulated, caring human beings who are problem solvers and have the self confidence to lead successful lives by their own efforts, rather than at the expense of their fellow citizens. The world needs as many [...]
After my recent post on using trial and error to make changes to your Montessori classroom, one reader asked me to elaborate on how to observe children while they work. This is a great topic, because when you observe you are getting to the heart of what Maria Montessori did to develop her method in [...]
I was doing some research today for a future post on grace and courtesy (it’s coming, I promise!) when I came across an interesting list. It’s called 25 Characteristics of Montessori (you have to scroll down to see it) and it was created by the Montessori Society of Central Maryland.
It lists many characteristics that [...]
I recently read a really interesting article in Public School Montessorian. Called “Fostering Community Through ‘Brother-Sister’ Relationships in the 6-9 Classroom”, it describes how one teacher paired up kids – in groups of three – to work together throughout the year.
Because of the multi-age classrooms, students in Montessori naturally have more of a family [...]
I’m sure all of you have had conversations with non-Montessorians where you’ve been explaining Montessori, and getting really excited, only to see a certain look on their faces. You know the look – it’s somewhere between “I’m not really interested in learning more about Montessori” and “Why would anyone feel so strongly about something like [...]
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