Sterling Qualities of the ‘Normalized’ Montessori Child
I've been in Montessori (as a teacher, parent, or both) for over ten years. It's become so much a part of my DNA that I automatically approach almost every situation…
The Montessori Method 3: The First Children’s House and Beyond
If you've read the other posts in this series, Part 1 and Part 2, and I hope you have, you might have felt a little uncomfortable from time to time,…
The Montessori Method 2: The Science of Observation
Please join me for part two of an in-depth look at the seminal book that started it all: The Montessori Method. The first post in this series looked at the…
The Montessori Method: Understanding the Mind of Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori's groundbreaking book,The Montessori Method, was first published in 1912, and has since been translated into 20 different languages. Maybe you have read this book already, or you've always…
Google Makes Sense When You Think Montessori
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…
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…
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…
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…
An Honest, Behind-the-Scenes Look at Montessori in Action
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…
Observation in the Montessori Environment
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.…