Montessori identified the need to manipulate as one of the Tendencies of Humans, those core qualities that we share across cultures and…
Teacher Talk: The Manipulative Teacher
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All Planes
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…
Limits and Freedoms
Montessorians often use the language of, “Freedom with limits,” to describe the open ended choice enjoyed by children in these…
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 Capacity to be Puzzled: Creativity and Montessori
‘What are the conditions of the creative attitude, of seeing and responding, of being aware and being sensitive to what one is aware of?…
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…
Preparing for your Parent-Teacher Conference
Here in the US, we’re a little over halfway through the school year, a perfect time for Parent-Teacher conferences. Your child’s teacher…
Montessori in the Airport
Ideally, we’re all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children’s development, when they can move smoothly…
Montessori in the Backseat
If you’re like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car….
Material Matters
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful…