We’re beginning a new calendar year, and here in the US, the start of the admissions season. For new parents, this means time to visit…
The Season of Misgivings
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All Planes
Teacher Talk: Hygge
This Saturday, if you’re like most teachers, you find yourself away from school, maybe resting, maybe preparing for the festivities of…
Peace Education: The Cultural Materials
The peacefulness of Montessori classrooms is promoted through the design of those classrooms, the nature of the materials to evoke…
Peace Education and Purposeful Activity
“You have very truly remarked that if we are to reach real peace in this world and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall…
Peace Education: Follow the Child
In all the ways through which Montessori classrooms seek to support and promote the intrinsic peacefulness of children, perhaps the most…
Teacher Talk: the Peaceful Teacher
I hope you’re taking time, during what is a holiday break for many schools, to recharge and rest. I hope you’re sleeping late, spending…
Teacher Talk: Eye of the Storm
The month or so between Halloween and the Winter holidays is, for many teachers, a time of chaos and unpredictability. Schedules are…
Time Out!
“Time Out.” “The Naughty Chair.” “Take A Break.” It’s got lots of names, but it generally works the same way. The child breaks a rule….
Biophilia: Stop reading this and go outside
It seems like every morning, I’m being recommended readings on children, youth and anxiety. And I guess I’m not surprised to see so much…
Look around. Look around.
A father I was chatting with recently pointed out the irony of my web-based-recommendation that we unplug and go outside more. I get it….