Change is hard, and transitions to new spaces often come with a range of unexpected emotions. Montessori teachers are prepared for the…
The Honeymoon Period
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Teacher Talk: Misconceptions and the Elevator Speech
It’s an old game in Montessori teacher education programs: can you give your “elevator speech about Montessori,” that brief explanation…
Freedom of Choice in the Third Plane: 12-18
In some ways, protecting the Freedom of Choice for learners in the Third Plane of development can be the most stressful for parents and…
Freedom of Choice in the Second Plane
If we understand the Freedom of Choice to expand in 3-6 from a child’s agency over their own basic needs to include authority over their…
Freedom of Choice in the First Plane, 3-6
While the protected Freedom of Choice for Infants and Toddlers tends mostly to lie in a preservation of the child’s natural patterns for…
Freedom of Choice in the First Plane, 0-3
One of Montessori’s “Four Freedoms,” is the Freedom of Choice, the agency of the individual that is protected in our prepared…
Teacher Talk: Building Relationships
We know, as Montessori teachers and child advocates, that the most important relationships we build in the classroom are the ones we…
Relationships and Collaboration in Middle School
If you’re paying attention to the media, you probably think Middle School is going to be overwrought with hyper-dramatic social conflicts…
Supporting Relationships in Elementary
A key quality of Elementary learners is their heightened awareness of their peers and friend groups, and an often new attention to how…
Building Relationships in Early Childhood
Whether this is your child’s first year in the Early Childhood program or their third, this is likely a time of year rich with the…