Only poets and little children… Five words that capture the wonder and reverence with which children experience their world, if we let…
Articles
“The life of the child is not an abstraction; it is something that is lived by each one in particula
Our preparation as Montessori teachers and parents can include all sorts of general advice, just like the generalizations Montessori…
“The humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of
One of the best ways to inspire parents to come to an education night at school is to promise to discuss “Child Discipline.” Outsiders,…
“Perhaps this Children’s House can become a new Jerusalem which, if it is spread out among
My heart is heavy and I have few words today. Other people’s voices should be amplified instead. Learn about their efforts. If the events…
“I was myself strangely exhausted. I felt as if I was giving up some of my own inner strength. What
You are not a superhero. Let me repeat that: you are not a superhero. None of us is. Not even Montessori herself. Even when our…
“…to search out the great truth of life, to lift a veil from its fascinating secrets, and who, in
What makes you a teacher? Is it your content knowledge? Your expertise? Your deep understanding of the concepts of your discipline? In…
“The absorbent mind forms the basis of the miraculous society created by men and appears to us in th
“The mysterious difficulties of human destiny.” Montessori doesn’t detail for us what they are, but we could likely build a list longer…
“This is the plan and the technique: to serve, and serve well; to serve the spirit.”
Our first goal as Montessori teachers is to prepare environments within which children no longer notice our presence. So, how come this…
“She keenly felt the tremendous responsibility of her position of authority.”
“The three degrees of obedience,” sounds like a honeymoon to many adults. You mean there’s an entire chapter about how to get our…
“We have an instinct to go towards perfection; we want to be able to know for ourselves whether we a
What are the qualities of the Montessori materials? They are didactic, with a singular, isolated concept for the child to master. They…