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…
I'm always looking for a better way to organize the materials on my shelves, especially since I am working in a very small space. Recently I discovered that combining one…
Children have enormous potential. There's almost no limit to the things they can do. One of the wonderful things about the prepared Montessori environment is that it makes every kind…
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I homeschool my children using the Montessori method and materials. My son, who is about to turn seven, is…
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…
After taking a brief look at giftedness in the first post of this series, I’m ready to answer the question, "Is the Montessori classroom the best place for a gifted…
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…
Exactly a week ago, my kids and I started another year of homeschooling. I was pretty excited about it, since they are one year older and ready for new, exciting…
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…
When thinking about the Montessori method, many things stand out: the prepared environment, the didactic materials, the intensive training for the teachers. The children are often the last (but most…