Montessori Graduates
Is it a coincidence that many of the mavericks on the leading edge of innovation and creativity in our culture are Montessori graduates? To the millions of Montessori students, families, … Read More
I Hate School
October 27, 2022 This year I am noticing something that has always been there but, for some reason, is so much more painfully obvious to me now: the collective dread … Read More
Don’t Should on your Parents
October 27, 2022 I love the start of the new school year. Everything is fresh and clean. It’s a fantastic opportunity to set goals for my classroom and for myself. … Read More
Back to School Blessing
October 27, 2022 Our neighbor Joe visits several times a week. Joe is eight years old, polite and respectful, happy, bright-eyed, and a popular kid in our neighborhood. When he … Read More
An Ordinary Life Extraordinarily Lived
October 27, 2022 “One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.”-Dr. Maria Montessori What do you want for your child’s future? The other day … Read More
Beauty Within
October 27, 2022 Mary memorized Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Swing effortlessly, through the natural absorption of story and song which is one of the gifts of childhood. Stevenson’s timeless collection of … Read More
You Can Enjoy Hard Things
October 27, 2022 I began my research by asking my son, “What inspires you to keep working, even when the work is difficult?” His quick reply was, “I keep working … Read More
It’s A Material World
October 27, 2022 I have recently become aware that in the arena of Montessori parenting, I am quite the old fuddy-duddy. My first child was born in an age before … Read More