Our first goal as Montessori teachers is to prepare environments within which children no longer notice our presence. So, how come this…
Teacher Talk: The Freedom to Interact (or Not) as Teachers
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All Planes
The Montessori Freedoms
Montessori classrooms are notable for their freedoms. Children seem to be following their own paths, unaffected by a whole-group-plan or…
The Arts in the Montessori Classroom
History demonstrates an ongoing tension between back-to-basics school reform and models that focus on the “whole child,” like Montessori,…
The Emergence of the New Man
We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man, who will no longer be the victim of events…
Teacher Talk: Collaborating Across the Planes
Scientists repeat their experiments. But they don’t just repeat their own experiments. They often repeat each other’s as well. Repeating…
Teacher Talk: Keeping Up Appearances
There is a simple elegance to the dress code for most Montessori teachers, driven by the nature of the work. We are integrated parts of…
Dinnertime
You’ve heard it before: families that sit down to dinner together enjoy higher academic outcomes for their kids, higher self-esteem, and…
What happens next…
While this is the time of year when many parents and schools are preparing for their Fall registrations, when new combinations of…
Talking to Your Children About Tragedy
It is the seventh week of the new year, and the US today endures the eighth school shooting in as many weeks, in a country that buries…
Commercial-Free Valentine’s Day
You might remember your school Valentine’s Day celebrations from childhood: the paper-covered shoe-boxes or paper bags to collect…