Conference Summary 2: The Preparation of the Adult
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…
Reflection on a Year of Blogging
It's been exactly a year since I started my Montessori for Everyone blog. How nervous I was the first time I posted! I wasn’t sure who was going to read…
Conference Summary I: Unsettled Children in an Unsettled World
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…
Oh, the Joy of a New Discovery!
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…
Discovering the Potential in Every Child
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…
Raising Strong-Willed Children
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…
Children are the Heart of Montessori
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…
Is the Montessori Classroom the Right Place for a Gifted Child?
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…
Unchallenged and Disenchanted: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
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…
Another School Year Begins!
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…
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