What are the qualities of the Montessori materials? They are didactic, with a singular, isolated concept for the child to master. They…
Think about all the lessons of Practical Life. There’s a “Montessori way” to do everything, it seems, from how to carry a chair to how to…
Imagine it: you’re at your work, fully absorbed in the task in front of you. Your attention is focused on your project. You’ve finally…
“Sublimation,” meaning, “the purification or refinement, ennoblement,” or “the diversion of a biological impulsed from its more immediate…
There are over four thousand Montessori schools in the US alone, and over 20,000 worldwide. Her first school welcomed children over a…
“Go find work.” “Make a choice.” “You may sit here until you’re ready to work.” UGH. The trick of a system as comprehensive and…
This is a challenging chapter, and one which requires a nuanced read to be able to discern which of Montessori’s observations have held…
There are three critical pieces to Montessori’s message here: First, that our interference is an obstacle to children’s development, even…
We want to do this right, this parenting thing, this teaching thing. We value children’s promise and potential. We value children for who…
We are hard-wired to want to protect our children, to care for them and to want to keep them from suffering. When our babies cry, our…